
David TeniersVlaanderen, 1610–1690Mag men het zien?
Compiègne, Frankrijk
De eigenaar is bekend; of het werk nu te zien is, is onbekend.
1626–1650 · Werkzaam in
Antwerp
oktober 1650 – 1690 · Werkzaam in
Brussels
1651
Court Painter in Brussels
Summoned by Archduke Leopold Wilhelm to the Brussels court, he was appointed court painter (pintor de cámara) and keeper of the archduke's extensive art collections.
1651
Journey to England to Buy Paintings
The Count of Fuensaldaña sent Teniers to England to purchase paintings from the Pembroke collection and, presumably, at other sales of confiscated collections.
1655
Title of Chamberlain
He received from the archduke the title of "ayuda de cámara" (valet de chambre) — an extremely unusual honor for a painter; only one comparable case of the time is known — Velázquez.
11 May 1656
Death of His Wife Anna Brueghel
The artist's first wife, Anna Brueghel, died; Teniers bore his widowhood with difficulty.