Background
Hendrick van Balen was the son of the painter Hendrick van Balen and Margriet Briers (or "de Brier").
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Hendrick Balen the Younger
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Career
The family included eleven children of whom three became painters: January van Balen, Gaspard van Balen and Hendrick. He became a master in the Antwerp Guild of Saint Luke in 1631-1640. He travelled extensively and resided in Tours from 1645 to 1648, in Rome in January 1653 and in Genua in November 1653.
He was recorded in France until 1661 and returned home to Antwerp shortly before his death.
He left substantial debts at the time of his death.
Membership
Antwerp Guild of Saint Luke.
