Salomon Koninck (1609–1656)

• Was a Dutch painter of genre scenes and portraits.
• Koninck was born in Amsterdam, the son of a goldsmith.
• Salomon Koninck was a relative of Philips de Koninck.
• Salomon became a pupil of Pieter Lastman, David Colijns, François Venants and Claes Corneliszoon Moeyaert.
• From 1630 he was a member of the Sint Lucasgilde.
• He moved in the circles of Rembrandt and the academy of Hendrick van Uylenburgh, making many copies of Rembrandt's compositions.
• He married a daughter of Adriaen van Nieulandt and later a sister of Antonie van Stralen.
• He died in Amsterdam in 1656. 

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