Cornelis Leonardsz. Stooter (1595 / 1600 – 1655)

• Was a Dutch painter.
• Stooter spent his entire career in Leiden.
• It is unknown who he first studied under, but he certainly had contact with the famous marine painter Jan Porcellis.
• The city archives documents that in 1629 Stooter sold land and a house to Porcellis.
• In 1648 he was the first dean of the newly founded Guild of St. Luke in Leiden.
• Best known for his seascapes, Stooter also painted landscapes, genre, and portraits.
• His portraits included those of the Princes William I, Maurice and Frederick Henry of Orange, as well as the Kings of France, Sweden and Bohemia.
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