Hendrick Joseph Dillens
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Hendrik Joseph Dillens, a Belgian genre painter, was born at Ghent
in 1812, and died at Brussels in 1872. He executed several pleasing and spirited paintings, among the best of which are:
Ghent
Ghent is a city and a municipality located in the Flemish region of Belgium. It is the capital and biggest city of the East Flanders province. The city started as a settlement at the confluence of the Rivers Scheldt and Lys and in the Middle Ages became one of the largest and richest cities of...
in 1812, and died at Brussels in 1872. He executed several pleasing and spirited paintings, among the best of which are:
- The French Trooper caressing his Child.
- The Capture of the Maid of Orleans.
- An Old Man giving Counsel to Two Youths.
- Consecration of a Church (with over 200 figures).