Palamedes Palamedesz. (baptized in Leith on 6 August 1605, buried in Delft on 26 March 1638) was a Dutch painter and the younger brother of Anthonie Palamedesz. He is known mainly for his battle scenes and, to a lesser degree, for equestrian portraits, a field in which he worked within the Dutch Golden Age tradition.
He was born in Leith, Scotland, to a sculptor and stone cutter of probably Flemish origin who carved semi-precious stones and served the Scottish king James VI. Soon after his birth the family settled in Delft in the Dutch Republic, where the brothers grew up. The early biographer Arnold Houbraken claimed that he taught himself by copying Esaias van de Velde, but it is more likely that his brother Anthonie trained him.
He joined the Delft Guild of St. Luke in 1627. In 1630 he married Maria Ewouts van Schravesande, from a wealthy family, and they had a son, who also became a painter. He spent time in Antwerp in 1631 and was back in Delft the following year. His work consists chiefly of cavalry clashes and soldiers in military camps. He died young, at thirty-three, and his reputation has largely stayed in the shadow of his brother's.