Jacob Herreyns I

Jacob Herreyns or Jacob Herreyns (I) Antwerp, baptized on 23 December 1643 – Antwerp, 1 January 1732) was a Flemish painter, printmaker and designer of tapestries. He worked in Antwerp where he painted many altarpieces. He was a known staffage painter who added the figures in the landscapes of other artists. As a printmaker, he produced mostly prints of mythological subjects. He held also the position of 'muntmeester' (mint master) of Brabant.