Dirck van der Bergen
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Dirck van Bergen was a Dutch Golden Age
Dutch Golden Age
The Golden Age was a period in Dutch history, roughly spanning the 17th century, in which Dutch trade, science, military and art were among the most acclaimed in the world. The first half is characterised by the Eighty Years' War till 1648...

 landscape painter.

Biography

According to Houbraken he was a pupil of Adriaen van de Velde, who copied his style very well. 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
Wilhelm von Kobell
Wilhelm von Kobell was a German painter, printmaker and teacher.-Biography:Kobell was born in Mannheim, the son of Ferdinand Kobell, a landscape painter who cited Claude Lorrain as his influence. Wilhelm's initial lessons were supplied by his father and his uncle, Franz Kobell...

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