Pieter Gerritsz van Roestraten

Pieter Gerritsz van Roestraten or Pieter Gerritsz van Roestraten was a Dutch painter of still lifes, in particular floral and vanitas still lifes. He also painted genre scenes and portraits. After starting his career in Haarlem, he worked most of his career in London where he enjoyed the patronage of the highest circles.

21 April 1630

Born on the same birth day (21 April): Alfred Henry Maurer • Alistair MacLean • Angela Burdett-Coutts, 1st Baroness Burdett-Coutts • Charlotte Brontë • Dieter Roth • Louis de Noailles, 4th Duke of Noailles • Ludwig Augustinsson • Mark Wainberg • Maurice Wilson • Michael Freedman • Michel Rolle • Mikel Oyarzabal • Reg Fleming • Shivaji Satam • Souleymane Cissé (film director) • Steve Vickers (ice hockey) • Xavi Simons

Born in the same month (April 1630): Charles Cotton