▁census , ▁its ▁population ▁was ▁ 5 8 6 , ▁in ▁ 1 6 9 ▁families . ▁ ▁References ▁▁ ▁Category : Pop ulated ▁places ▁in ▁Q a en ▁County <0x0A> </s> ▁Pi eter ▁de ▁Ne yn , ▁or ▁D ene yn ▁( Dec ember ▁ 1 5 9 7 ▁– ▁ 1 6 ▁March ▁ 1 6 3 9 ) ▁was ▁a ▁Dutch ▁Golden ▁Age ▁painter . ▁ ▁Biography ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁Hou bra ken ▁D ene yn ' s ▁father ▁app r entic ed ▁him ▁to ▁a ▁m ason , ▁where ▁he ▁stayed ▁a ▁few ▁years ▁but ▁decided ▁to ▁study ▁further , ▁specifically ▁the ▁fields ▁of ▁mathematics ▁and ▁architecture . ▁His ▁parents ▁could ▁not ▁pay ▁for ▁a ▁proper ▁education , ▁and ▁he ▁became ▁good ▁enough ▁at ▁m ason ry ▁that ▁he ▁began ▁to ▁teach ▁others . ▁He ▁became ▁friends ▁with ▁pain ters , ▁particularly ▁landscape ▁painter ▁Es ai as ▁van ▁de ▁Vel de , ▁who ▁helped ▁him ▁with ▁his ▁pain ts ▁and ▁gave ▁him ▁tips ▁how ▁to ▁become ▁a ▁good ▁landscape ▁painter . ▁In ▁ 1 6 3 2 , ▁he ▁became ▁city ▁sculpt or . ▁He ▁died ▁of ▁lung ▁disease , ▁which ▁Hou bra ken ▁claims ▁was ▁common ▁among ▁mas ons . ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁Netherlands ▁Institute ▁for ▁Art ▁History ▁( R K D ), ▁he ▁painted ▁land sc apes ▁and ▁battle ▁scenes , ▁and ▁was ▁a ▁pup il ▁from ▁ 1 6 1 1 ▁to ▁ 1 6 1 7 ▁of ▁Es ai as ▁van ▁de ▁Vel de