Lodewijk van der Helst

He was born in Amsterdam as the son and pupil of Bartholomeus van der Helst and grew up at Nieuwmarkt.

[1] Early 1671 he and his sister Susanne assisted their mother when they visited their father's studio, located near Walloon church (behind "Vleeshal") where his belongings were registered.

[2] His father owned many painting by Willem van de Velde the younger, the schilder-boeck by Karel van Mander, Metamorphoses by Ovid, Serlio, Scamozzi, Vitruvius and Palladio; portraits of Dutch admirals (Egbert Bartholomeusz Kortenaer, etc.)

He disagreed and quarrelled with his sister about the heritage after their mother died.

[1] Lodewijks portrait of admiral Augustus Stellingwerf was engraved by Abraham Blooteling.