Doufflest (or Duffeit), Gerhard

Doufflest (or Duffeit), Gerhard an eminent Flemish painter, was born at Liege, August 16, 1594. He studied in the school of Rubens, at Antwerp, and afterwards went to Italy. There is an admirable picture by this artist, representing the Elevation of the Cross, at Liege. He died in 1660. See Hoefer, Nouv. Biog. Generale, s.v.; Spooner, Biog. Hist. of the Fine Arts, s.v.