Guillam Forchondt the Elder
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Willem Forchondt, or Guillam Forchondt the Elder[1] (1608–1678) was a Flemish painter, cabinet maker and art dealer. He operated a successful painting workshop and a profitable are dealership which extended throughout Europe through the satellite offices operated by his sons in Vienna, Lisbon and Cadiz. His international art dealership played an important role in the spread of Flemish Baroque art in Europe and South-America.[2] He changed the relationship between art dealer and artist by becoming himself involved in the organisation of the art production process.