Matthijs Musson was born in Antwerp as the son of Robert Musson, an innkeeper.
In 1657 Matthijs Musson bought the art works from the estate of Frans Snyders, which included great works by Rubens and van Dyck as well as examples by Pieter Bruegel the Elder, Joachim Patinir, Jan Brueghel the Younger, Joos van Cleve and Frans Ykens [REF].