The Flemish artist family Herregouts is believed to comprise 5 members who were artists: David Herregouts and his four sons.
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David Herregouts

David Herregouts, the founder of the dynasty, was a

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painter born in

Mechelen Mechelen (; french: Malines ; traditional English name: MechlinMechelen has been known in English as ''Mechlin'', from where the adjective ''Mechlinian'' is derived. This name may still be used, especially in a traditional or historical contex ...

in 1603 as the son of Sebastian Herregouts and Elisabeth De Gorter, daughter from a brewing family. He married Cecile Geniets from a butcher's family. He was a pupil of his cousin Salmier and a member of the

Guild of St. Luke The Guild of Saint Luke was the most common name for a city guild for painters and other artists in early modern Europe, especially in the Low Countries. They were named in honor of the Four Evangelists, Evangelist Saint Luke, Luke, the patron sa ...

in his own city in 1624. In 1646 he moved to

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, where in 1647 he was received a member of the Guild of St. Luke. He had a successful career in Roermond as he enjoyed the patronage of prominent clients, including the bishop. He died in Roermond in 1663. David Herregouts had four sons named Hendrik, Willem, Jan Baptist and Maximilian who became painters. His chief work, "St. Joseph Awakened by an Angel", was painted for the church of St. Catherine in Mechelen.

Hendrik Herregouts

Hendrik Herregouts Hendrik Herregouts (1633 in Mechelen – 1704 in Antwerp) was a Flemish history painting, history and portrait painter and draughtsman with an international career spanning Italy, Germany and his native Flanders. Life Hendrik Herregouts was born ...

(

, 1633 –

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, 1704) was a

and

portrait A portrait is a portrait painting, painting, portrait photography, photograph, sculpture, or other artistic representation of a person, in which the face and its expressions are predominant. The intent is to display the likeness, Personality type ...

painter and draughtsman with an international career spanning Italy, Germany and his native Flanders.

Willem Herregouts

Willem Herregouts (probably Mechelen 1640 -

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1711) was a history painter who emigrated to Amiens in France where he was known ''inter alia'' as Guillaume Herregosse or Guillaume Hergosse and had a successful career.

Jan Baptist Herregouts

Maximilian Herregouts - Eliezer and Rebecca at the well

Jan Baptist Herregouts Jan Baptist Herregouts (c. 1640 – 25 November 1721) was a Flemish painter, etcher, printmaker and brewer. He is known for his portraits, history painting, history subjects and allegorical scenes.Roermond Roermond (; li, Remunj or ) is a city, municipality, and diocese in the Limburg province of the Netherlands. Roermond is a historically important town on the lower Roer on the east bank of the river Meuse. It received town rights in 1231. Roer ...

, c. 1646 –

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, 25 November 1721) was a

and

history painter History painting is a genre in painting defined by its subject matter rather than any artistic style or specific period. History paintings depict a moment in a narrative story, most often (but not exclusively) Greek and Roman mythology and Bible ...

, etcher and brewer mainly active in Bruges.

Maximilian Herregouts

Little is known about Maximilian Herregouts other than two works, one entitled ''Kitchen, in which a woman is busy baking pancakes'' (1674) and a second entitled ''Eliezer and Rebecca at the well''.Maximilian Herregouts (active circa 1674), ''Eliezer and Rebecca at the well''
at Christie's

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