Background
De Heusch was born in Utrecht.
De Heusch was born in Utrecht.
He continued painting, but was not highly productive, and most of his work was sent to Italy. According to the RKD his Bent nickname was "Afdruk" or "Copia", and he was registered in Rome in 1686, 1691 and 1692. Like his relative, Jacob was an "Arcadian" and an imitator of January Both.
He chiefly painted Italian harbour views.
His pictures are now scarce. Two of his canvases, the "Ponte Rotto" at Rome, in the Brunswick Gallery, and a lake harbour with shipping in the Lichtenstein collection at Vienna, are dated 1696.
A harbour with a tower and distant mountains, in the Belvedere at Vienna, was executed in 1699. Other examples may be found in English private galleries, in the Hermitage of Street St. Petersburg and the museums of Rouen and Montpellier.
Bentvueghels]
According to Houbraken, he became a member of the Bentvueghels and made trips to Venice and other cities with friends, painting in the manner of Salvator Rosa.