Eeckhout, Gerbrand van den

Eeckhout, Gerbrand van den

(gĕr`bränt vän dĕn āk`hout), 1621–74, Dutch painter and etcher. He was a pupil and close follower of Rembrandt, especially in his religious works. A fine draftsman, he easily assimilated the styles of artists around him, including those of Flinck and Fabritius. His Isaac Blessing Jacob is in the Metropolitan Museum.