▁Works ▁by ▁Len ▁De ight on ▁at ▁Internet ▁Archive ▁ ▁Category : B ibli ograph ies ▁by ▁writer ▁Category : B ibli ograph ies ▁of ▁British ▁writers ▁Category : Work s ▁by ▁Len ▁De ight on <0x0A> </s> ▁Simon ▁Germ yn ▁or ▁Germ ain ( 1 6 5 6 – 1 7 0 9 ), ▁was ▁a ▁Dutch ▁Golden ▁Age ▁painter . ▁ ▁Biography ▁Germ ain ▁was ▁born ▁and ▁died ▁in ▁D ord recht . ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁Hou bra ken ▁he ▁was ▁born ▁the ▁same ▁day ▁as ▁William ▁III ▁of ▁Orange , ▁on ▁November ▁ 1 4 , ▁ 1 6 5 0 . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁pup il ▁of ▁God fried ▁Sch al cken ▁and ▁later ▁of ▁Lud owy k ▁Sm its , ▁called ▁Hart k amp , ▁who ▁taught ▁him ▁the ▁new ▁way ▁of ▁fruit ▁painting . ▁He ▁was ▁successful ▁at ▁this , ▁but ▁switched ▁to ▁painting ▁land sc apes ▁in ▁garden ▁per g ola ' s ▁and ▁other ▁such ▁household ▁decor ations . ▁Germ yn ▁was ▁still ▁living ▁when ▁Hou bra ken ▁was ▁writing ▁and ▁had ▁stopped ▁painting ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁dev ote ▁himself ▁entirely ▁to ▁art ▁dealing . ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁R K D ▁though ▁he ▁is ▁registered ▁as ▁a ▁pup il ▁of ▁God fried ▁Sch al cken ▁and ▁Cas par ▁Sm its , ▁ ▁no ▁known ▁works ▁surv ive ▁that ▁are ▁attributed ▁to ▁him . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : 1 6 5 6 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 7 0 9 ▁death s ▁Category :