Pieter van Kouwenhoorn or Pieter Kouwenhoorn (1599-c.1654) was a Dutch botanical illustrator. Kouwenhoorn was a glass painter working in Haarlem and Leiden in the Netherlands, and was one of the teachers of the painter Gerard Dou (1613-1675) and Hendrick Jansz. van der Smient (c.1600-1655). He also painted landscapes, portraits and mythological subjects.
He was buried on 21 May 1654 in the 'Hooglandse Kerk' in Leiden.
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Botanical Prints 40 High Resolution Images
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Kouwenhoorn, Pieter van (1599-1654) - Narcissi c.1630
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Kouwenhoorn, Pieter van (1599-1654) - Anemones & Butterflies c.1630
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