Lodewijk de Vadder (1605-1655)

• Was a Flemish Baroque landscape painter, draughtsman, engraver and tapestry designer.

• He was the first Flemish landscape painter who painted dune landscapes as the primary feature of his landscapes.

• He was born in Grimbergen.

• He was the son of Joos de Vadder and Anna van Segbroek.

• He came from a family of painters: his father and brothers were painters.

• He became a master of the Brussels Guild of St. Luke in 1628.

• In 1644 he obtained from the Brussels city authorities a privilege to make tapestry cartoons.

• He made cartoons principally for the Brussels weaving workshops of Jan Cordijs and Boudewijn van Beveren.

• His pupils were Ignatius van der Stock, Jan Claessens and possibly also Lucas Achtschellinck.

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