Gerrit Dou

Gerrit Dou, also known as Gerard Douw or Dow, was a Dutch Golden Age painter, whose small, highly polished paintings are typical of the Leiden fijnschilders. He specialised in genre scenes and is noted for his trompe-l'œil "niche" paintings and candlelit night-scenes with strong chiaroscuro. He was a student of Rembrandt.

7 April 1613

Born on the same birth day (7 April): Andrew Hampsten • Andrew Sachs • Chaturanan Mishra • Cornelia Frances • François de Neufville, 2nd Duke of Villeroy • KC Concepcion • Luka Milivojević • M. Balasundaram • Megas • Patrick Crayton • Roger Lemelin • Roland Wilson (economist) • Tim Cochran • Tim Peake

Born in the same month (April 1613): Christoph Bach (musician)