Frans Francken III was a Flemish Baroque painter and well known member of the Francken

Francken

In the Francken family of Antwerp in the 16th and 17th centuries were 11 painters. Many bore the same Christian name in succession. Hence there is confusion in the classification of paintings not differing widely in style or execution...

 family.

Biography

According to the RKD he was the son of Frans Francken II and Elisabeth Placquet and became a master in the Antwerp Guild of St. Luke in 1639. He is known for genre works and portraits, and painted staffage in the works of Pieter Neeffs I

Pieter Neeffs I

Pieter Neeffs I was a Flemish Baroque painter who specialized in architectural interiors of churches. Active in Antwerp, he was influenced by the works of Hendrik van Steenwijk I and Hendrik van Steenwijk II. His own contribution to the genre was nocturnal church interior lit by two light sources...

 and his son Pieter Neeffs II

Pieter Neeffs II

Pieter Neeffs II was a Flemish Baroque painter who specialized in architectural interiors of churches. Born and active in Antwerp, he was trained by his father, Pieter Neeffs I. Their works, in fact, are very similar and attributions of their individual hands can be difficult...

. He became the teacher of Carstian Luyckx

Carstian Luyckx

Carstian Luyckx was a Flemish painter. Other spellings of his name include Christiaan, Christian, Lycksc and Luycks. Born in Antwerp, Belgium about 1623, he was especially known for painting still lifes and vanitas. While his name is not as widely known today, he was held in great regard and was...

, and Jan Baptist Segaert.