Dutch painter, writer, and later art dealer (1648-1733)

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The two angels visitng Lot's house in Sodom pull him back into his house, away from the rapacious, blinded mob. Etching by M. van der Gucht after G. Hoet.

Cosmology: creation of the heaven and the earth. Engraving by G. van der Gouwen after G. Hoet.

A sick, dying or dead woman lying on a bed in the presence of three figures. Drawing.

The builders of the Tower of Babel start to argue as their language is confounded. Etching by M. van der Gucht after G. Hoet, c. 1700.

Melchizedek blesses Abraham and gives him bread and wine; Abraham's Hebrew soldiers return victorious over the four invading kings. Etching by M. van der Gucht after G. Hoet.

Abraham and the men of his house circumcising themselves. Engraving by M. van der Gucht after G. Hoet.

The combat between David and Goliath. Line engraving by P. Sluiter after G. Hoet.

Abraham banishes Hagar and Ishmael; Sarah and Isaac look on. Engraving by R. Parr after G. Hoet.

Noah and his entourage come down from the ark and make a sacrifice to God. Etching by M. van der Gucht after G. Hoet.

The Israelites stoning a blasphemer. Engraving by A. de Blois after G. Hoet.

Cain kills Abel. Engraving by M. van der Gucht after G. Hoet.

The Israelites struck by plague while eating quails. Engraving by A. de Blois after G. Hoet.

The flood: people clamber for safety as rain pours down and lightning strikes the earth. Engraving by W. van der Gouwen after G. Hoet.

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Gerard Hoet

Images from the collections

Images by Gerard Hoet

Works from the collections

The Israelites struck by plague while eating quails. Engraving by A. de Blois after G. Hoet.

A sick, dying or dead woman lying on a bed in the presence of three figures. Drawing.

The builders of the Tower of Babel start to argue as their language is confounded. Etching by M. van der Gucht after G. Hoet, c. 1700.

Abraham and the men of his house circumcising themselves. Engraving by M. van der Gucht after G. Hoet.

The flood: people clamber for safety as rain pours down and lightning strikes the earth. Engraving by W. van der Gouwen after G. Hoet.

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Gerard Hoet

Images from the collections

Images by Gerard Hoet

Works from the collections

The Israelites struck by plague while eating quails. Engraving by A. de Blois after G. Hoet.

A sick, dying or dead woman lying on a bed in the presence of three figures. Drawing.

The builders of the Tower of Babel start to argue as their language is confounded. Etching by M. van der Gucht after G. Hoet, c. 1700.

Abraham and the men of his house circumcising themselves. Engraving by M. van der Gucht after G. Hoet.

The flood: people clamber for safety as rain pours down and lightning strikes the earth. Engraving by W. van der Gouwen after G. Hoet.

Frequent collaborators

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