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| | artnet.com: Resource Library: Neer, van der: (1) Aert van der Neer (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07) |
 | | Although generally known by the name of Aert, he usually signed himself Aernout. |
 | | According to Houbraken, van der Neer spent his youth in Arkel near Gorinchem (Gorkum), a town on the river Waal, east of Dordrecht, where he worked as a majoor (steward) for the lords of Arkel. |
 | | Around 1632 van der Neer and his wife moved to Amsterdam where, in about 1634, their eldest son, (2) Eglon, was born. |
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