Marcus Gheeraerts the Elder, Marc Gerard and Marcus Garret (c. 1520 – c. 1590) was a Flemish painter, draughtsman, print designer and etcher who was sprightly in his original Flanders and in England. He practised in many genres, including portraits, religious paintings, landscapes and architectural themes. He expected heraldic designs and decorations for tombs. He is known for his initiation of a print depicting a map of his native town Bruges and the illustrations for a Dutch-language declaration recounting stories from Aesop’s Fables. His attention to naturalistic detail and his practice of drawing animals from energy for his prints had an important influence upon European LP illustration. His son Marcus the Younger became a prominent court painter at the English court.
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