The Hague, Hardimé became the favourite collaborator of the decorative painter Mattheus Terwesten. The artists often worked together on decorations of residences in The Hague. The count of Wassenaar was one of his patrons and commissioned him to make decorative paintings in his palatial home in Voorhout. After the death of his first wife with whom he had three children, he contracted a second marriage with a Miss Bruinestein, with whom he had no children. He is said to have become melancholic towards the end of his career as a result of a drop in demand for his fruit and flower pieces and decorative paintings. He died in The Hague where his death was recorded on in September 1748. Works Hardimé was a painter of still lives with flowers. These works were often chimney and doorway pieces which were placed over mantelpieces or door mantels as decoration. Flemish still life painting at the end of the 17th century showed a preference for decorative effect over naturalistic representation. The trend was initiated by contemporary Flemish artists Jan Baptist Bosschaert and Gaspar Peeter Verbruggen the Younger and was also followed by Pieter's brother Simon as well as Pieter Casteels III. Hardimé created many works showing flower bouquets in large stone vases or arranged in the form of garlands around vases or garden ornaments. The vases were often depicted in outdoor settings with figures. After Mattheus Terwesten's regular collaborator Gaspar Peeter Verbruggen the Younger left The Hague in 1732, Pieter Hardimé and Terwesten worked together on decorative projects catering to the taste of the wealthy citizens of The Hague. References External links 1677 births 1748 deaths Flemish Baroque painters Flemish still life painters Artists from Antwerp 18th-century Flemish painters Flower artists