Wouter Pietersz Crabeth the Younger (c.1593 - 1644),

• Was a Dutch Golden Age painter.
• Wouter Crabeth was born in Gouda in 1594, the son of the writer and politician Pieter Woutersz. Crabeth.
• He was named after his grandfather Wouter Crabeth I, who was a celebrated master glassmaker.
• Crabeth took an apprenticeship under Cornelis Ketel, uncle of Cornelis Ketel le Jeune.
• It is possible that he was also a student of Abraham Bloemaert in Utrecht.
• As well as altarpieces, Crabeth often painted card players and shepherds, which are very close in spirit to the works of Caravaggio.
• These tableaux were mostly painted after his return to Gouda.
• Only a small number of these works remain.
• Wouter Crabeth was succeeded by his students Jan Ariens Duif, Dirk de Vrije, Jan Govertsz Verbijl, Jan Verzijl and Aert Van Waes.
• Crabeth was the most important Dutch Golden Age artist in the town of Gouda.
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