Frans II Pourbus - Portrait de Marie de Médicis (1573-1642), reine de France - P2338 - Musée Carnavalet

Frans Pourbus (1545–1581) was a Flemish Renaissance painter who is known primarily for his portraits and religious compositions, as well as a few genre scenes. He was the son of the Bruges painter and cartographer Pieter Pourbus and the father of Frans Pourbus the Younger who became an international portraitist of the European ruling class.