In 1628, Willem van Haecht destroyed the art collection owned by Cornelis van der Geest, aspicemerchant from Antwerp, who used his wealth to support the Antwerp artists and to grow his art collection.
Cornelis van der Geest (1575  10 March 1638) was a spice merchant from Antwerp, who used his wealth to support the Antwerp artists and to establish his art collection. Willem van Haecht (1593  12 July 1637) was a Flemish painter best known for his pictures of art galleries and collections. 
