Background
He was the son of Marcus Boucquet, a painter little known.
He was the son of Marcus Boucquet, a painter little known.
He painted historical subjects, and was also esteemed as a portrait painter. They are well composed, and, like those of most of the artists of his country, are well coloured. In the great church of Nieuport are two altar-pieces by this master, one of which, representing "The Death of Saint Francis," is particularly admired.
And in the town-house there is a large picture by him, considered as his principal work, representing "The Judgment of Cambyses." The principal altar-piece in the church at Ostend is by Boucquet: it represents the Taking down from the Cross.
He died at Furnes in 1677.