Louyz Aernoutsz Elsevier (1618-1675)
• Was a Dutch Painter.
• Elsevier was born in Leiden in 1618.
• He was probably taught by his father, the painter and innkeeper Aernout Elsevier.
• He joined the painters' guild in 1645, but must have moved to Delft shorthly afterwards, as he registered with the Delft guild of St Luke on 3 September 1646.
• He went on to become headman of the guild for several terms between 1669 and 1674.
• Elsevier married Helena Waelpoth, the daughter of a prosperous printer, in Leiden in 1645.
• He died in Delft and was buried on 3 December 1675.
