Laurent Geedts

He is the first artist in the Geedts family and was followed by a large number of painters, sculptors and engravers.

The artists in the Geedts family further included Guillaume-Auguste (1802–1866) and his three sons Auguste, Hippolyte and Paul.

[2] Laurent Geedts was the master of François Xavier Joseph Jacquin (1756–1826).

He was active as a decorative artist whose works were designed to be displayed over a chimney or as an over-door.

His illusionistic works of game birds against a plain or wooden wall use natural light and shade effects, combined with a very detailed and precise rendering of the plumage to create the trompe-l'œil effect that they appear to be real.

Trompe-l'œil still life of birds hanging from nails against a wooden wall
Trompe-l'œil still life with a dead hare, a wryneck, great spotted woodpecker, thrushes and finches