 Seghers' work found an eager market abroad, in particular in Spain, thanks to the strong political links between Spain and Flanders as well as Seghers' personal connections with important Spanish personalities such as cardinal Antonio Zapata y Cisneros whom Seghers had become acquainted with during his stay in Rome.Seghers served as the dean of the Antwerp Guild of St. Luke in 1645.Seghers was a member of the chamber of rhetoric called Violieren since his return to Antwerp in 1620.