Early Life, Family and Training Born in the bustling city of Antwerp in 1618, Jan Baptist Bonnecroy was the son of Willem Bonnecroy, a merchant of cloth, and Antonetta de la Forterie. His early years were shaped by the steady rhythms of a merchant household, yet the boy felt a different calling from a young age. He began his studies in art while the world around him was preoccupied with the trade of textiles. However, the path of the…