Adriaen Backer (ca. 1635 — 1684)

• Was a Dutch Golden Age portrait painter.

• He was born in Amsterdam.
• Backer was the son of the Mennonite Tjerk Adriaensz and the Remonstrant Marritje Dootshooft.
• Adriaen probably learned to paint from his uncle Jacob Adriaensz Backer.
• In 1666 he traveled to Italy with Dirck Ferreris.
• In December 1667 he was back in Amsterdam.
• Backer married Elsje Colyn on August 27, 1669.
• The couple had two sons, who both died very young.
• Christoffel Lubienitski was his pupil and learned to paint portraits from him.
• Backer produced several group portraits of Hofje regents as well as historical allegories for city commissions. 

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