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Van der Meulen was born in Alkmaar.
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Van der Meule (1642–1693) was a Dutch Golden Age glass painter. According to Houbraken he was an industrious painter who married Catharina Oostfries, a painter who kept up her drawing and glass painting into her seventies. Claes Pietersz van der Meulen, or Klaas Pietersz.
In 1665 the glass painters" guild merged with the Alkmaar Guild of Saint Luke, and his pupils were registered their archives.
In 1664 he took on the pupil Louris Gerritsz, in 1665 Gerrit Pietersz van der Molen, in 1668 Gerrit van der Molen, in 1679 Pieter Andriesz, in 1683 January Govertsz, in 1685 January Sparboom, and in 1695 Pieter Lucasz. In 1673 he made windows for the church in Graft.
Foreign making and painting stained glass in the church in Koog aan de Zaan built in 1686 he received 96 guilders.
Membership
Alkmaar Guild of Saint Luke]
van der Meule, became a member of the glass painters" guild in Alkmaar in 1660.
