Little is known about the life of Adam Camerarius who was born in Groningen.1 His earlier works show the influence of Lambert Jacobsz. (ca. 1598-1636) who set up shop in Leeuwarden and was the teacher of Jacob Backer (1608-1651) and Govert Flinck (1615-1660), who both left for Amsterdam around 1633. Together they formed the artistic circle Camerarius joined when he started to produce paintings in the early 1640s.