He had a successful career in Roermond as he enjoyed the patronage of prominent clients, including the bishop.
[1] David Herregouts had four sons named Hendrik, Willem, Jan Baptist and Maximilian who became painters.
His chief work, "St. Joseph Awakened by an Angel", was painted for the church of St. Catherine in Mechelen.
[1] Hendrik Herregouts (Mechelen, 1633 – Antwerp, 1704) was a history and portrait painter and draughtsman with an international career spanning Italy, Germany and his native Flanders.
Willem Herregouts (probably Mechelen 1640 - Amiens 1711) was a history painter who emigrated to Amiens in France where he was known inter alia as Guillaume Herregosse or Guillaume Hergosse and had a successful career.