Hendrick was a son of the Haarlem tailor, Harmen Jansz. and his second wife, Jopje Jansdr. van Kuyndert (from Kuinre, Overijssel). The family was possibly Mennonist; Hendrick married to Janneke Jansdr. van Kuyndert on November 20, 1650. According to Houbraken, he was a painter of conversation pieces. According to the RKD, he was a pupil of
Willem Claesz Heda. And he was most likely also a pupil of
Rembrandt. ==References==