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Many of his correspondences have been published and studies of his business relationships with other dealers across Europe have contributed to an understanding of the 17th-century art trade and its economics.
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Musson had contacts with dealers throughout Europe. In
Flanders, he was active mainly in Antwerp and Brussels. About 60 painters worked for Musson and Fourmenois including
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Matthijs Musson was born in
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