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Gerrit de Wet (1616,

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Wet, Gerrit de
at the

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), sometimes called De Wett, Düwett, De Weth, or De Weet, was a Dutch painter. He was a scholar of

Rembrandt Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn (, ; 15 July 1606 – 4 October 1669), usually simply known as Rembrandt, was a Dutch Golden Age painter, printmaker and draughtsman. An innovative and prolific master in three media, he is generally consid ...

, whose manner he imitated; he also painted landscapes, and was accounted a good colourist. From 1643 to 1662 he was active in Haarlem. The Copenhagen Gallery has his painting ''Jephthah's Daughter''.

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* 1616 births 1674 deaths Dutch Golden Age painters Dutch male painters Painters from Amsterdam {{Netherlands-painter-stub