Dirck van Bergen (1645, Haarlem – c. 1700, Haarlem) was a

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landscape painter.

Biography

According to Houbraken he was a pupil of

Adriaen van de Velde Adriaen van de Velde (bapt. 30 November 1636, in Amsterdam – bur. 21 January 1672, in Amsterdam), was a Dutch painter, draughtsman and print artist. His favorite subjects were landscapes with animals and genre scenes.Dirk van Bergen Biography
in ''De groote schouburgh der Nederlantsche konstschilders en schilderessen'' (1718) by Arnold Houbraken, courtesy of the

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He was a popular man who spent his money as easily as he earned it, and spent some time in England, but died in Haarlem. According to the RKD his work later influenced Wilhelm von Kobell.Dirck van Bergen
in the RKD

References

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on

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Bergen, Dirck Van 1649 births 1700s deaths Dutch Golden Age painters Dutch male painters Dutch landscape painters Artists from Haarlem