Pieter van der Borcht the Elder (c. 1530–1608)

• Was a Flemish Renaissance painter, draughtsman and etcher.
• He is regarded as one of the most gifted botanical painters of the 16th century.
• Pieter van der Borcht the Elder also introduced new themes such as the 'monkey scene' into Northern art.
• A landscape painting attributed to Pieter van der Borcht entitled The Rest on the Flight into Egypt is part of the collection of the Brighton and Hove Museums and Art Galleries in the United Kingdom.
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