Claim: Gillis van Tilborgh did his tavern scenes as a follower of Adriaen Brouwer and village scenes in the style if David Tenier.
Evidence: In his tavern scenes he shows himself to be a close follower of Adriaen Brouwer, just as David Ryckaert III and Joos van Craesbeeck were. His village scenes follow the style of David Teniers the Younger's mature period.