Simon Pietersz Verelst (1640-1721)

• Was a Dutch Golden Age painter.
• Verelst was born in The Hague.
• According to the RKD he was the son of Pieter Harmensz Verelst.
• He became a pupil in the Confrerie Pictura at the same time as his brother Herman in 1663.
• In 1668 he moved to London, where he died.
• He called himself "the God of Flowers", but is known for portraits as well as flower and fruit still life paintings.
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