Artist Directory — 19th Century Belgian Portrait Painters

Kindt, Adèle (1804-1884)

Adèle Kindt was a distinguished Belgian painter of portraits, history subjects and genre. A precocious talent, from an early age she was destined to become o...
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Cels, Cornelis (1778-1859)

Flemish artist Cornelis Cels produced a great number of history paintings and portraits during his illustrious career. He was much celebrated at his time bot...
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De Witte, Adrien (1850-1935)

De Witte trained at the Academy of Fine Arts in Liège and later studied in Italy at the Darchis foundation in Rome. He’s regarded as one of the brightest tal...
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Halkett, François (1856-1921)

François Halkett was a well-regarded Belgian artist primarily known for his portraits and genre scenes. His training was predominantly classical yet his styl...
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Rullens, Jules (1850-1936)

Jules Rullens trained at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Brussels and is known primarily for interior scenes, portraits and pastoral scenes. His works are ...
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Melzer, Franciscus (b. 1808)

Belgian artist, Franciscus Melzer, was born in Antwerp and primarily painted genre scenes, portraits and still lifes. His scenes often depicted groups of row...
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Nys, Alexis (1844-1926)

Alexis Nys trained at the Academy of Fine Arts in Brussels where he trained between 1859 and 1873. He was an accomplished artist and exhibited widely includi...
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