Thomas Willibroed, a Flemish painter, born at Bergen-op-Zoom in 1613, and educated at Antwerp under Gerard Seghers. After a residence of four years at Rome he returned to Antwerp, and acquired a high and merited reputation. His works, which are in the style of Vandyck and Rubens, are harmonious and tender in colouring; the drawing is free and spirited, and the finish is frequently exquisite. He died in 1656.