Eglon van der Neer

Eglon van der Neer (1635/36[1] – 3 May 1703) was a Dutch painter of historical scenes, portraits and elegant, fashionable people, and later of landscapes.

This painting must have pleased him, because shortly thereafter the Elector Palatine contacted van der Neer directly and gave him commissions.

In that same year Brussels was bombarded by French troops and van der Neer started to look for another place to begin a new life.

During his Amsterdam and Rotterdam period, van der Neer primarily painted genre scenes and portraits that betray a stunning variety of styles.

[3] His interior scenes show the influence of Pieter de Hooch, Gerard ter Borch, Gabriel Metsu and Frans van Mieris.

His pure landscapes, without figures from literary sources, show other stylistic influences, such as Jan Brueghel the Elder, and Jacques d'Arthois.