Herman Verelst was a Dutch Golden Age

Dutch Golden Age

The Golden Age was a period in Dutch history, roughly spanning the 17th century, in which Dutch trade, science, military and art were among the most acclaimed in the world. The first half is characterised by the Eighty Years' War till 1648...

 painter.

Biography

According to the RKD he was the son of Pieter Hermansz Verelst

Pieter Hermansz Verelst

Pieter Harmensz Verelst , was a Dutch Golden Age painter.-Biography:According to the RKD he was a pupil of Gerard Dou and Jacob Gerritsz Cuyp. In 1638 he became a member of the Dordrecht Guild of St. Luke and in 1656 one of the founders of the Confrerie Pictura...

 and the father of the painters Cornelis and Maria Verelst. He became a pupil in the Confrerie Pictura

Confrerie Pictura

The Confrerie Pictura was a more or less academic club of artists founded in 1656 in The Hague, by local art painters, who were unsatisfied by the Guild of Saint Luke there.-History:The guild of St...

 at the same time as his brother Simon

Simon Pietersz Verelst

Simon Pietersz Verelst , was a Dutch Golden Age painter.-Biography:According to the RKD he was the son of Pieter Harmensz Verelst and became a pupil in the Confrerie Pictura at the same time as his brother Herman in 1663...

 in 1663. He is known for portraits and still life paintings. He worked in Amsterdam, Italy, and Vienna before moving to London. Louis Michiel was his pupil.