or MAUBEUZE, JAN DE, an eminent painter, was born in 1499 at Maubeuze, in Hainaults, and was originally called John Gossart. After studying the great masters in Italy, he visited in succession Utrecht and Middleburg. His character was noted for the union of the lowest profligacy with the greatest enthusiasm for his art; and at this latter city he was imprisoned for some misdemeanour. He then repaired to England, and was employed to paint the children of Henry VIII, and several of the nobility. He is said to have died in 1562. The most famous picture of Mabuse is his altar-piece at Middleburg, representing the Descent from the Cross.