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Beaton, Sir Cecil Walter Hardy

(Encyclopedia) Beaton, Sir Cecil Walter HardyBeaton, Sir Cecil Walter Hardybēˈtən [key], 1904–80, English scenery and costume designer, photographer, writer, painter, and diarist. After designing his…

Eeckhout, Gerbrand van den

(Encyclopedia) Eeckhout, Gerbrand van denEeckhout, Gerbrand van dengĕrˈbränt vän dĕn ākˈhout [key], 1621–74, Dutch painter and etcher. He was a pupil and close follower of Rembrandt, especially in…

Helmont, Jan Baptista van

(Encyclopedia) Helmont, Jan Baptista vanHelmont, Jan Baptista vanyän bäptĭsˈtä vän hĕlˈmônt [key], 1577–1644, Flemish physician, chemist, and physicist. He attributed physiological changes to…

Helst, Bartholomeus van der

(Encyclopedia) Helst, Bartholomeus van derHelst, Bartholomeus van derbärˌtōlōmāˈəs vän dər hĕlst [key], 1613–70, Dutch portrait painter. In Amsterdam the wealthy citizens preferred his flattering,…

Heyden, Jan van der

(Encyclopedia) Heyden, Jan van derHeyden, Jan van deryän vän dər hīˈdən [key], 1637–1712, Dutch architectural and landscape painter. He worked chiefly in Amsterdam. His charming pictures of towns,…

Goyen, Jan Josephszoon van

(Encyclopedia) Goyen, Jan Josephszoon vanGoyen, Jan Josephszoon vanyän yōˈzəfsōn vän gōˈyən [key], 1596–1656, Dutch landscape painter. He studied at Leiden and Haarlem. In 1631 he settled at The…

Goes, Hugo van der

(Encyclopedia) Goes, Hugo van derGoes, Hugo van derh&oomacr;ˈgō vän dĕr g&oomacr;s [key], d.1482, Flemish painter. Probably born in Ghent, he was a member of the painters' guild there in 1467…