Roelof van Vries (1631 - 1681-1701)

• Was a Dutch Golden Age painter.
• Vries was born in Haarlem.
• According to the RKD he is known for landscapes in the manner of more famous Haarlem landscapists such as Jacob van Ruisdael, Meindert Hobbema, Jan Wynants and Philips Wouwerman.
• He mostly signed his works as Rvries.
• He is considered the same person as the painter Roelandt van Vries who entered the Leiden Guild of St. Luke in 1653.
• He entered the Haarlem Guild of St. Luke in 1657.
• He got married in Amsterdam in 1659, then 28 years old, and Reynier Hals was his witness.
• Vries latest signed work was in 1681.
• He is listed as dead in a list of guild members by Vincent van der Vinne in 1702, so he died before that.
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