Pieter Jozef Verhaghen

Place: Aarschot

Born: 1728

Death: 1811

Biography:

Pieter-Jozef Verhaghen (19 March 1728 in Aarschot – 3 April 1811 in Leuven) was a Flemish painter in the style of Rubens. His father was a surgeon. In 1741, he had a chance meeting with the itinerant painter Jan-Baptist van den Kerckhoven (ca. 1709 - 1772), who was in Aarschot to restore a painting. Kerckhoven discovered his talents and convinced h...