Andreas Martin

Andreas Martin or Andreas Marten (Brussels, 1699 – Brussels, 1763) was a Flemish painter and draughtsman. He is known for his imaginary landscape paintings, topographical landscapes, cityscapes of Brussels and its environs and rural genre scenes. He lived and worked in Brussels.

Life He was born in Brussels as the son of a tailor. There is no record of his training. He was registered as a master painter at the Brussels Guild of St Luke in 1721.

He owned a house in the Saint-Anna Street in Brussels, which was his home, studio and probably also place of business. He likely was active as an art and antique dealer as witnessed by the sale in 1742 of works of art (mainly on paper), books, curiosities and furniture at that address. In 1725, Martin was mentioned as an amateur at the Academy of Fine Arts of Brussels.

He had a close relationship with Ferdinand-Joseph Derons (1700-1762), the son of an organist who was an aquarellist and draughtsman. The two of them possibly had a commercial partnership. Derons was a witness at the late marriage of Martin in 1754 and died in his house in 1762.

He also documented important historical events in Brussels such as the Entry into Brussels of Archduchess Maria Elisabeth of Austria (c. 1725, Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium). It depicts the Joyous Entry into Brussels of the regent governor of the Austrian Netherlands on 9 October 1725

He also painted genre scenes in the style of David Teniers the Younger, an Antwerp artist who worked for a long time in Brussels.