Ambrosius Francken II

Flemish painter

Ambrosius Francken II, also called Ambrosius Francken the Younger to distinguish him from his uncle of the same name, was born at Antwerp in the latter part of the 16th century. He studied under his father, Frans Francken the elder, whose style he imitated. In 1624 he was registered as a master in the Guild of St. Luke at Antwerp, and he is said to have painted some time in Leuven. He died in 1632. Little else is known of him.

Frans Francken the Elder (father)

Family tree

Francken family tree

Nicolaes Francken
1515–1596

Hieronymus Francken I
1540–1610

Frans Francken I
1542–1616

Ambrosius Francken I
1544–1618

(Cornelius Francken)

Isabella Francken

Thomas Francken
1574–1625

Hieronymus Francken II
1578–1623

Frans Francken II
1581–1642

Ambrosius Francken II
1590–1632

Hans Francken
1581–after 1610

Frans Francken III
1607–1667

Hieronymus Francken III
1611–after 1661

Ambrosius Francken III
1614–1662

Constantijn Francken
1661–1717

References

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This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Bryan, Michael (1886). "Francken, Ambrosius, called the younger". In Graves, Robert Edmund (ed.). Bryan's Dictionary of Painters and Engravers (A–K). Vol. I (3rd ed.). London: George Bell & Sons.