Biography

Gerard Hoet trained with his father and brother who were glass painters, and Warnard van Rijsen

Warnard van Rijsen

Warnard van Rijsen , was a Dutch Golden Age painter.-Biography:According to Houbraken he was a pupil of Cornelis van Poelenburch who was born in Zaltbommel and travelled to Italy as a young man. When he returned he setup a workshop in Zaltbommel, where he taught the painter Gerard Hoet...

, who lived in Zaltbommel, and who himself was a pupil of Cornelis van Poelenburgh in Utrecht. In 1672 Hoet moved to The Hague

The Hague

The Hague is the capital city of the province of South Holland in the Netherlands. With a population of 500,000 inhabitants , it is the third largest city of the Netherlands, after Amsterdam and Rotterdam...

, but when the Count of Salis bought paintings at his mother's house in Zaltbommel, he returned to paint for him. He accompanied him to Rees, Germany

Rees, Germany

Rees is a town in the district of Cleves in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located on the right bank of the Rhine, approx. 20 km east of Cleves...

, where he met the Utrecht painters Jan van Bunnik

Jan van Bunnik

Jan van Bunnik was a Dutch Golden Age landscape painter.-Biography:He was born at Utrecht in 1654 where he was sent to learn draftsmanship from Herman Saftleven in 1668, under whom he studied three years; he afterwards spent some time in the Duchy of Cleves and met Gerard Hoet, who convinced him...

, Justus Nieuwpoort and Andries de Wit. With De Wit he returned to Utrecht, where he worked for Frederick Nassau de Zuylestein

Frederick Nassau de Zuylestein

Frederick Nassau de Zuylestein was an illegitimate son of Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange.-Life:In 1640 his father gave him the castle and title Heer van Zuylestein and made him captain of infantry for the state. In 1659, he was made governor of the household of his nephew, William III of Orange...

 briefly before visiting the Hague and Amsterdam

Amsterdam

Amsterdam is the largest city and the capital of the Netherlands. The current position of Amsterdam as capital city of the Kingdom of the Netherlands is governed by the constitution of August 24, 1815 and its successors. Amsterdam has a population of 783,364 within city limits, an urban population...

. He then travelled to France on the promise of a Marquis who wanted to give him a commission, but this promise falling through, he made some engravings of paintings by Francisque Millet

Francisque Millet

Francisque Millet , also known as Jean-François Milée or Millet I, was a Flemish - French painter of the Baroque period.-Biography:...

. He then wanted to travel to England, but having written to his compatriot Lucas Vorsterman

Lucas Vorsterman

Lucas Vorsterman was a Baroque engraver. He worked with the artists Peter Paul Rubens and Anthony van Dyck, as well as for patrons such as Thomas Howard, 21st Earl of Arundel and Charles I of England....

, he received word that there was more work to be had in Paris. Hoet travelled to Paris where he spent more than a year, before returning to the Netherlands via Brussels

Brussels

Brussels , officially the Brussels Region or Brussels-Capital Region , is the capital of Belgium and the de facto capital of the European Union...

. In Brussels he met the painter Adriaen Frans Boudewyns

Adriaen Frans Boudewyns

Adriaan Frans Boudewyns, not Anton Frans , was a Flemish Baroque landscape painter.-Biography:...

, who convinced him to stay a while. After eight months, Hoet returned to Utrecht, where he worked for William Nassau de Zuylestein, 1st Earl of Rochford

William Nassau de Zuylestein, 1st Earl of Rochford

William Nassau de Zuylestein, 1st Earl of Rochford was a Dutch soldier and diplomat in the service of William III of England...

. He married and settled in Heemstede (Utrecht)

Heemstede (Utrecht)

Heemstede is a hamlet in the central Netherlands. It is located 3 km west of Houten, Utrecht. The hamlet is known for Heemstede Castle ....

, where he found work for the lord of the castle there.

Utrecht drawing academy

Together with the painter Hendrik Schoock

Hendrik Schoock

Hendrik Schoock , was a Dutch Golden Age painter.-Biography:According to Houbraken he was a pupil of Jan Lievens and Abraham Bloemaert who later took to garland painting in the manner of Jan Davidsz. de Heem...

, in 1697 he asked the Utrecht city council for permission to found a drawing academy, which was granted. During this period he painted decorations in leading homes of gentlemen in the Utrecht area, most notably the castles of Slangenborg and castle Voorst

Voorst

Voorst is a municipality and a town in the eastern Netherlands.- Population centres :* Appen * Bussloo...

 near Zutphen, the latter of which he painted for Arnold van Keppel, 1st Earl of Albemarle

Arnold van Keppel, 1st Earl of Albemarle

Arnold Joost van Keppel, 1st Earl of Albemarle KG, and lord of De Voorst in Guelders , was the son of Oswald van Keppel and his wife Anna Geertruid van Lintelo...

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In 1715 he returned to The Hague, where he spent the rest of his life. He taught his sons Hendrik Jacob and Gerard, as well as Nicolaes van Ravesteyn (II). Hoet II was an amateur painter and art collector.