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See also:BERCHEM (or BERGHHEM), NICOLAAS (162o–1683)
, Dutch painter, was See also:born at See also:Haarlem
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He received instruction from his See also:father (Pieter Claasz See also:van Haarlem) and from the painters Van See also:Goyen, See also:Jan Wils and Weenix
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It is not known why he called himself See also:Berchem (or Berighem, and other variants)
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His pictures, of which he produced an immense number, were in See also:great demand, as were also his etchings and drawings
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His landscapes are highly esteemed; and many of them have been finely engraved by See also: |
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