Dutch painter. He studied with Eva van Marle (active 1647-1654) in Zwolle before travelling to Amsterdam in 1659 where he took lessons from Cornelis de Bie (1621-1664) along with the brothers Johann Heinrich and Theodor Roos. He is considered to be a member of the Pieter de Hooch school of genre painting, along with Esaias Boursse, Hendrick van der Burch, Pieter Janssens Elinga, Cornelis de Man, and Jacob Vrel. In 1665 he was back in Zwolle. He is known for landscapes and cityscapes as well as portraits. //