▁the ▁local ▁Gu ild ▁of ▁Saint ▁Luke ▁under ▁the ▁name ▁Ge era ert ▁de ▁la ▁Val lee . ▁ ▁A ▁record ▁dated ▁ 1 6 3 6 ▁of ▁the ▁artist ▁acting ▁as ▁a ▁witness ▁for ▁Gu ill am ▁For ch ond t ▁and ▁N . ▁Lem m ens ▁is ▁evidence ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁still ▁in ▁Ant werp ▁at ▁the ▁time . ▁ ▁He ▁likely ▁remained ▁in ▁the ▁city ▁until ▁ 1 6 5 6 . ▁ ▁De ▁la ▁Val lee ▁worked ▁for ▁the ▁For ch ond t ▁work shop , ▁which ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁important ▁exp or ters ▁of ▁F lem ish ▁art ▁to ▁all ▁corners ▁of ▁Europe ▁and ▁to ▁South ▁America . ▁ ▁Many ▁of ▁the ▁works ▁produced ▁in ▁the ▁For ch ond t ▁work shop , ▁including ▁those ▁of ▁Ger ard ▁de ▁la ▁Vall ée , ▁used ▁co pper ▁as ▁the ▁support . ▁ ▁This ▁made ▁it ▁easier ▁to ▁export ▁them ▁from ▁Ant werp ▁to ▁Se ville ▁where ▁For ch ond t ▁had ▁a ▁trad ing ▁post . ▁ ▁From ▁Se ville ▁the ▁art works ▁where ▁sh ipped ▁through ▁C ád iz ▁to ▁V era ▁Cruz ▁( M ex ico ) ▁where ▁they ▁were ▁sold ▁to ▁local ▁convent s . ▁ ▁The ▁place ▁and ▁time ▁of ▁his ▁death ▁are ▁not ▁known . ▁ ▁It ▁is ▁believed ▁he ▁died ▁after ▁ 1 6 6 7 ▁and ▁before ▁ 1 6 8 7 . ▁ ▁Work ▁ ▁Ger ard ▁de ▁la ▁Vall ée ▁was ▁a ▁landscape ▁and ▁history ▁painter . ▁His