Pieter van Kouwenhoorn

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Pieter van Kouwenhoorn aka Pieter Kouwenhoorn (1599 Haarlem - c21 May 1654 Leiden) (fl.1620s-1630s) was a Dutch botanical illustrator. Kouwenhoorn was a glass painter working in Haarlem and Leiden in the Netherlands, and was one of the teachers of the painter Gerard Dou (1613-1675) and Hendrick Jansz. van der Smient (c1600-1655). He also painted landscapes, portraits and mythological subjects. ^[1]

He was buried on 21 May 1654 from the 'Hooglandse Kerk' in Leiden.

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"Verzameling van Bloemen naar de Natuur geteekend door Pieter van Kouwenhoorn". Dating from the 1630s this album has 46 paintings with plant names given in Latin, French and German. ^[2]

References

↑ http://www.biografischportaal.nl/en/persoon/24873069
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