▁Fine ▁Arts ▁in ▁Ant werp . ▁ ▁He ▁won ▁the ▁first ▁prize ▁for ▁live ▁model ▁drawing ▁at ▁the ▁Ant werp ▁Academy ▁in ▁ 1 7 7 1 . ▁The ▁same ▁year ▁he ▁became ▁master ▁in ▁the ▁local ▁Gu ild ▁of ▁Saint ▁Luke . ▁ ▁He ▁subsequently ▁became ▁a ▁professor ▁at ▁the ▁Academy . ▁He ▁was ▁appointed ▁director ▁of ▁the ▁Academy ▁in ▁ 1 7 7 8 ▁and ▁held ▁that ▁position ▁until ▁the ▁Academy ▁was ▁closed ▁down ▁by ▁the ▁French ▁occup iers ▁in ▁October ▁ 1 7 9 4 . ▁He ▁then ▁opened ▁his ▁own ▁drawing ▁work shop ▁which ▁was ▁very ▁successful . ▁ ▁He ▁received ▁in ▁ 1 7 9 0 ▁a ▁membership ▁di pl oma ▁of ▁the ▁Kunst ak adem ie ▁Düsseldorf . ▁ ▁De ▁Qu erten mont ▁had ▁numerous ▁pup ils , ▁including ▁Ad ria an ▁de ▁L el ie ▁and ▁Fr ans ▁B alth azar ▁Sol v yn s . ▁ ▁Work ▁ ▁De ▁Qu erten mont ▁made ▁compos itions ▁of ▁historical ▁and ▁religious ▁scenes , ▁and ▁special ized ▁in ▁portrait ▁painting . ▁Very ▁few ▁paint ings ▁by ▁his ▁hand ▁surv ive ▁and ▁he ▁is ▁now ▁mainly ▁known ▁through ▁his ▁graph ic ▁work ▁and ▁draw ings . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 7 8 7 , ▁de ▁Qu erten mont ▁made ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁ 5 5 ▁port ra its ▁comm emor ating ▁an ▁important ▁meeting ▁of ▁the ▁States ▁of ▁B rab ant . ▁He ▁had ▁originally ▁planned ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁ 8 0 ▁port ra its . ▁De ▁Qu erten