Dirck Cornelis de Hooch
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Dirk Cornelis de Hooch (The Hague 1613-Kaliningrad 1651) was a 17th-century Dutch
portrait painter, who lived and worked in The Hague
(the Netherlands
).
Born in 1613 at The Hague, he was a son of a Dutch bailiff
, Cornelis de Hooch and his wife Jannetje Dirx van Doverschey. He was Gerrit de Hooch
's uncle. He painted portraits and was a pupil of painter Pieter Quast
. Dirk was a friend of Jan Jansz Buesem and Hans van Evelen (Ebeleyn), who both testified on his behalf in 1649. In 1645 he married Anna Heckselaer from Utrecht
, widow of Pieter Hermensz Wolphes. Dirk Cornelisz murdered a fish seller called Stouthart in The Hague. Presumably for this reason, he fled to Kaliningrad
, but is mentioned again in The Hague in 1651 repeatedly harassing verbally a certain Magdaleentje Ariens Colijns.
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
portrait painter, who lived and worked in The Hague
The Hague
The Hague is the capital city of the province of South Holland in the Netherlands. With a population of 500,000 inhabitants , it is the third largest city of the Netherlands, after Amsterdam and Rotterdam...
(the Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
).
Born in 1613 at The Hague, he was a son of a Dutch bailiff
Bailiff
A bailiff is a governor or custodian ; a legal officer to whom some degree of authority, care or jurisdiction is committed...
, Cornelis de Hooch and his wife Jannetje Dirx van Doverschey. He was Gerrit de Hooch
Gerrit de Hooch
Gerrit de Hooch was a 17th-century Dutch painter of italianate landscapes, who lived and worked in The Hague .He was a member of the local guild of artists, the Confrerie Pictura since 1660. Born as a son of local bailiff Eliseus de Hoog and Josina van Platen, who married in 1629 in The Hague...
's uncle. He painted portraits and was a pupil of painter Pieter Quast
Pieter Quast
Pieter Jansz. Quast was a Dutch painter and engraver.Quast was born and died in Amsterdam. From 1634 to 1641 he lived at The Hague. His pictures usually resemble those of Brouwer and A. van Ostade, and represent beggars and assemblies of boors merry-making, treated with a great deal of humour and...
. Dirk was a friend of Jan Jansz Buesem and Hans van Evelen (Ebeleyn), who both testified on his behalf in 1649. In 1645 he married Anna Heckselaer from Utrecht
Utrecht (city)
Utrecht city and municipality is the capital and most populous city of the Dutch province of Utrecht. It is located in the eastern corner of the Randstad conurbation, and is the fourth largest city of the Netherlands with a population of 312,634 on 1 Jan 2011.Utrecht's ancient city centre features...
, widow of Pieter Hermensz Wolphes. Dirk Cornelisz murdered a fish seller called Stouthart in The Hague. Presumably for this reason, he fled to Kaliningrad
Kaliningrad
Kaliningrad is a seaport and the administrative center of Kaliningrad Oblast, the Russian exclave between Poland and Lithuania on the Baltic Sea...
, but is mentioned again in The Hague in 1651 repeatedly harassing verbally a certain Magdaleentje Ariens Colijns.