Simon Pietersz Verelst | |
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| Born | The Hague |
| Baptised | 21 September 1644 |
| Died | c. 1710-1721 |
| Occupation(s) | flower and portrait painter |
| Years active | c. 1665-c. 1715 |
| Spouse | Ann Verelst (née Pember) |
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Simon Pietersz Verelst (1644–1721?) was a Dutch Golden Age painter. He is known for outstanding flower and fruit still life paintings. [1]
Verelst was born in The Hague. He was the son of Pieter Harmensz Verelst and became a pupil in the Confrerie Pictura at the same time as his brother Herman in 1663. [1] In 1668 he moved to London and on 11 April 1669 he met with Samuel Pepys. His elegant portraits became popular for a time during the 1670s among court circles.. [2] He painted this portrait of Prince Rupert, son of Frederick V, Count Palatine and Elizabeth Stuart. It seems Verelst began to suffer from bouts of insanity, which was reflected in a portrait with flowers on a gigantic scale, who called himself "the God of Flowers". In 1709, according to Weyerman, he lived down the Strand, London at the art dealer William Lovejoy, [3] who had him locked up for his bouts of unbridled aggression. [4]
| Pieter Hermansz Verelst 1618–1678 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Herman Verelst 1641–1702 | Simon Pietersz Verelst 1644–1721? | John Verelst 1648–1734 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cornelis Verelst 1667?–1734 | Maria Verelst 1680–1744 | William Verelst 1704–1752 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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