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'''Alexander Hendriksz Westerhout''' (1590 in Gouda – 1661 in Gouda), was a Dutch Golden Age glass painter.
According to Houbraken, he was the teacher of Daniël Tomberg and came from Utrecht.<ref name=Houbraken>{{in lang|nl}} [http://www.dbnl.org/tekst/houb005groo01_01/houb005groo01_01_0009.htm Westerhoud van Uitrecht mentioned] in ''De groote schouburgh der Nederlantsche konstschilders en schilderessen'' (1718) by Arnold Houbraken, courtesy of the Digital library for Dutch literature</ref> He was born in Utrecht 1588 and learned to paint there from Jan van den Burg.<ref name=Aa>[http://www.dbnl.org/tekst/aa__001biog24_01/aa__001biog24_01_0375.php Alexander Westerhout] in Van der Aa</ref> When the glass painter Adriaan Gerritsz de Vrije died in 1643 he took over his position as curator of the stained glass windows of the Janskerk, Gouda.<ref name=Aa/>
According to the RKD he was born in 1590 and was a glazier and curator of the stained glass windows of the Janskerk in Gouda.<ref name=RKD>[https://rkd.nl/en/explore/artists/426298 Alexander Hendriksz. Westerhout] in the RKD</ref>
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