 Abraham was born in Antwerp, the son of Jan Brueghel the Younger, the grandson of Jan Brueghel the Elder and the great-grandson of Pieter Brueghel the Elder.Much of his artistic training came from his father Jan Brueghel the Younger, prolific painter and regular collaborator with Rubens.Abraham showed great promise as an artist from an early age, and started to make a name for himself in his teenage years.