Cornelius Galle after designs by Franquart. The frames in which the portraits of the Augustines depicted constitute a further development of the door, plaque and escutcheon designs from his design publications. Paintings n 1611 Franquart received his first painting commission for the convent of the Discalced Carmelites in Brussels. The painting is lost. In 1613, Franquart was appointed court painter to the Brussels court. In the 1620s, Archdukes Albert and Isabella commissioned Franquart, Rubens, Cobergher, Salomon de Claus and Jerôme Duquesnoy (II) to decorate their palace in Brussels. Franquart mainly worked on the old and new oratories of the Archduchess and the finishing and detailing of the palace. Between 1612 and 1614, he created ceiling paintings in the first oratory and also restored its older scenes. He was also responsible for other decorative commissions at the court. References External links 1580s births 1651 deaths Heraldists Flemish Baroque painters Flemish architects Engineers of the Spanish Netherlands Flemish military engineers Artists from Antwerp Artists from Brussels