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Hendrick Fromantiou

Hendrik de Fromantiou was a Dutch still life painter.

Early life
Fromantiou was born in Maastricht. In his youth, he produced works for the art dealer Gerrit van Uylenburgh in Amsterdam and from 1658, he was active in The Hague. ==Career==
Career
In 1670, he was appointed as conservator of the royal collection in Potsdam. In 1671, when Van Uylenburgh tried to sell 13 paintings to Frederick William, Elector of Brandenburg, Fromantiou successfully advised the Elector to send 12 pieces back as forgeries. Fromantiou claimed the paintings were copies of Italian ones, and he could point out the originals in Holland. Included in the 51 people involved in the expertise, was Johannes Vermeer. ==Personal life==
Personal life
In 1672 he married the daughter of the rich and successful fellow Dutch painter Philip Wouwerman. He died in Potsdam. ==Gallery==
Gallery
File:H. de Fromantiou Trompe l'oeil 1666.jpg|''Trompe l'oeil with Dead Fowl'', 1666 File:Hendrik de Fromantiou 001.jpg|Flowers in a Vase with a Passion Flower, 1668 File:Huntig still life de Fromantiau.jpg|Hunting Still Life, 1672 File:Hendrick-de-fromantiou-1385623.jpg|A Still Life with Flowers in a Silver Vase and a Folded Rug File:Hendrik de Fromantiou - -A still life of flowers in a glass vase on a marble ledge partly draped with a carpet.jpg|A Still Life of Flowers in a Glass Vase on a Marble Ledge Partly Draped with a Carpet File:'A Still Life with Dead Partridge, Pheasant, and Hunting Gear' by Hendrick de Fromantiou, 1670.jpg|A Still Life with Dead Partridge, Pheasant, and Hunting Gear, 1670 File:Still Life with a White Rooster and a Hare by Henri de Fromantiou Bonnefantenmuseum 1005875.jpg|Still Life with a White Rooster and a Hare (between 1642 and 1693) ==External links==
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