Romeyn de Hooghe [SEP] native language
Romeyn de Hooghe
Romeyn de Hooghe (bapt. 10 September 1645 – 10 June 1708) was an important and prolific late Dutch Baroque, painter, sculptor, engraver and caricaturist. He was born in Amsterdam, and was a skilled etcher, draughtsman, painter, sculptor and medalist. He is best known for political caricatures of Louis XIV and propagandistic prints supporting William of Orange. 
During his career, de Hooghe produced over 3500 prints. He also illustrated books, and his illustrations can be found in some of the
is related to the engraver Cornelis de Hooghe, who claimed to be one of Emperor Charles V's bastard sons and was executed for conspiracy in 1583.
One or two works by Gerrit the Hooch are known today, but their attribution is dubious.
Relation to the famous painter Pieter de Hooch or to the engraver Romeyn de Hooghe are highly unlikely.
Gerrit de Hooch was a friend of the painters Caspar Netscher and Melchior d'Hondecoeter. The first one attended the baptism of a daughter Margaretha in 1676, named after Caspar