Frans Pourbus the younger

Frans Pourbus the younger

Frans Pourbus the younger (1569 - 1622) was a Flemish painter, son of Frans Pourbus the Elder and grandson of Pieter Pourbus. He was born in Antwerp and died in Paris. He is also referred to as "Frans II".

Pourbus worked for many of the highly influential people of his day, including the Brussels-based Spanish Regents of the Netherlands, the Duke of Mantua and Marie de' Medici, Queen of France. Works of his can be found in the Louvre, the Prado, the Rijksmuseum, the Royal College of Art, the Metropolitan Museum of Art and many other museums. [Murray, P. & L. (1996), "Dictionary of art and artists". Penguin Books. ISBN 0-14-051300-0.]

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