| Hendrick Berckman | |
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Henry Berckmans in Het Gulden Cabinet |
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| Birth name | Hendrick |
| Born | 1629 Klundert |
| Died | 1679 (aged 49–50) Middelburg |
| Nationality | Netherlands |
| Field | Painting |
| Movement | Baroque |
Hendrick Berckman (1629 - buried 27 March 1679), was a Dutch Golden Age painter.
He was a pupil of Thomas Willeboirts Bosschaert and Jacob Jordaens in Antwerp, and spent some time in Haarlem studying with Philip Wouwermans.[1] He is registered in Leiden from 1652–1654, and in 1655 he settled in Middleburg. Though he trained as a landscape painter, he is most known today for his portraits of respected members of the elite.
According to Houbraken, he was a promising young painter of "batalje" or small-scale battle-pieces, who was advised by Jacob Jordaens to try making large paintings, which he did.[2]