François Ryckhals (after 1600–1647)

• Was a Dutch painter and designer.
• He was probably a pupil of Pieter de Bloot.
• After working in his hometown Middelburg, he went to Dordrecht from 1633 to 1634.
• He returned to Middelburg in 1638 and lived there until his death.
• In 1640, he and David Teniers the Younger worked together on a painting in Antwerp.

• In 1642, he married the Burgomasters daughter and moved into their home, which is now a museum dedicated to him.

• He was primarily known for his paintings of rural life, but also produced Italian-style landscapes and religious works.
• At the beginning of his career, he also painted animals.
• Only twenty of his works are known to exist.
• He influenced Philips Angel I.
• One of his pupil was Laurens Bernards.

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