Brouwer

Brouwer, or Brauwer, Adrian, painter, was born in 1608, at Haarlem. At Antwerp he came under the influence of Rubens and developed an admirable eye for colour. He was of dissipated habits, and as a result his favourite subjects are uproarious scenes from tavern life, which he depicted with great spirit, and which are the best of their kind. He died in a hospital at Antwerp, smitten by the plague, at the early age of thirty-two.