Gerard van Spaendonck (22 March 1746 - 11 May 1822) was a Dutch painter.
Gerard was born in Tilburg, an older brother of Cornelis van Spaendonck (1756-1840), who was also a renowned artist. In the 1760s he studied with decorative painter Guillaume-Jacques Herreyns (1743-1827) in Antwerp.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerard_van_Spaendonck