Hendrick Govaerts (1669-1720) 

• Was a Flemish painter.
• Hendrick Govaerts was born in Mechelen as the son of Peeter Goovaerts and Maria Wagies.
• He travelled abroad and is recorded in Frankfurt am Main in 1689 and Prague and Vienna in the period of 1689 - 1690.
• He was registered as a master in the Guild of St. Luke of Antwerp between 17 September 1699 and 18 September 1700.
• In 1702 he married Petronilla Buys in Antwerp Cathedral.
• She died not long after and he paid her death duties.
• He married a second time on 19 July 1707 to Maria-Anna Bussé.
• His pupils included Carel Beschey, Jan Fransus Martens, Bonaventura Peeters the Younger, Michiel Schalck and Johannes Gellemaerts.

• He died after a prolonged illness in his house.

• He is known for his genre scenes of interior scenes, elegant merry companies, theatre scenes, and allegories.
• He principally worked in Antwerp except for a period of a few years when he worked in central Europe.

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