Erasmus Quellinus the Younger (1607–1678)
• Was a Flemish painter, engraver, draughtsman and tapestry designer.
• Quellinus the Younger worked in various genres including history, portrait, battle and animal paintings.
• He was a pupil of Peter Paul Rubens and was one of the closest collaborators of Rubens in the 1630s.
• Following Rubens’ death in 1640 he became one of the most prolific and successful painters in Flanders.
• His pupils included his son Jan Erasmus Quellinus, Guilliam Forchondt (II), Julius de Geest, Willem de Ryck, Anthoni Schoonjans, Wallerant Vaillant and Remacle Serin.
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