Andreas Martin (painter)

[4] Martin owned an art cabinet and is mentioned among 'those who are always looking for the most excellent pieces in painting, sculpture and printmaking' in Le peintre amateur et curieux, authored by Guillaume Pierre Mensaert and published in 1763.

[4] Martin is known for his imaginary landscape paintings, cityscapes of Brussels and its environs and rural genre scenes.

These paintings typically show rural and mountain scenes with travellers on foot, horseback or in carts.

Interesting from a historical perspective are his topographical landscapes and cityscapes, typically depicting scenes in and around Brussels.

In the dock in the foreground a moored boat is waiting for passengers travelling to nearby Vilvoorde or Antwerp.

Many people are busy on the quays including a person who is sitting on the ground while drawing or writing in a sketchbook.