"Michael Vandergucht (or van der Gucht; 1660 – 16 October 1725) was a Flemish engraver who worked for most of his career in England.
Vandergucht was born ...
in Antwerp, where he became a pupil of Philibert Bouttats. He joined the Antwerp artists' guild, the Guild of St Luke, in 1673. He moved to England before July 1688, where he engraved portraits, book illustrations, and architectural prints. He trained his sons Gerard Vandergucht (1696/7–1776) and Jan Vandergucht (or John) (c.1699-c.1730) as engravers, and also George Vertue. He died at his house in his house, the Golden Head in Queen Street, Bloomsbury, and was buried in the churchyard of St Giles-in-the-Fields." - (Wikipedia (en) 31.03.2021)
