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Gerrit Adriaenszoon Berckheyde (1638 – 10 June 1698) was a Dutch Golden Age painter, active in Haarlem,
Berckheyde was born and died in Haarlem. Christened as an infant 6 June 1638,Gerrit Adriaensz Berkheyde
in the
Amsterdam
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, and The Hague
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, who is best known today for his cityscape
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s.
Biography
Berckheyde was born and died in Haarlem. Christened as an infant 6 June 1638,Gerrit Adriaensz Berkheydein the
RKD
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he was the younger brother (by eleven years) and student of the painter Job Adriaenszoon Berckheyde.