Vincent Laurensz van der Vinne (1628–1702) was a

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painter, linen-weaver, and writer.

Biography

Van der Vinne was born, lived and worked in Haarlem and was a student of Frans Hals for nine months in 1647.Vincent Laurensz. van der Vinne (I)
in the

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In 1649 he became a member of the

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. In 1652 he left on a

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through

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, Switzerland and

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. For part of the trip he was accompanied by fellow painters

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