also called the Farrier of Antwerp, famous for being transformed, by the force of love, from a blacksmith to a painter. He had followed the trade of a blacksmith and farrier for near twenty years; when falling in love with a painter's daughter who was very handsome, and disliked nothing but his trade, he quitted it, and betook himself to painting, in which he made very great progress. He was a diligent and careful imitator of ordinary life, and succeeded better in representing the defects than the beauties of nature. Some historical performances of this matter deserve commendation, particularly a Decent from the Crofs, in the cathedral at Antwerp: but his best known picture is that of the two Mifers in the gallery at Windsor. He died in 1529.