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Brouwer

[brou-er; Flemish, Dutch brou-wuh r]
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  1. A·dri·aen [ah-dree-ahn] /ˈɑ driˌɑn/, 1606?–38, Flemish painter.
  2. Luit·zen Eg·ber·tus Jan [loit-suh n ekh-ber-tuh s yahn] /ˈlɔɪt sən ɛxˈbɛr təs yɑn/, 1881–1966, Dutch mathematician and philosopher.
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  • He also engraved in mezzotinto after Brouwer, Schalken, and others.

    Notes and Queries, Number 215, December 10, 1853

    Various

  • Here is a Brouwer, a very rare Dutch master, a very fine example too.

    Evelyn Innes

    George Moore

  • Born and died at Haerlem, he painted country scenes in the style of Steen and Brouwer.

  • Like Brouwer, Ostade wandered about the towns and country, finding his models in the taverns and cottages.

  • He became Brouwer's successor; and he is greatest when he is still under the inspiration of his great prototype.