Adolf Alexander Dillens, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Belgian artist
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Place of Birth: Ghent, Belgium
About Adolf Alexander Dillens
- Adolf Alexander Dillens, a Belgian genre-painter, was born at Ghent in 1821, and received instruction from his elder brother Hendrik Dillens.
- His first works were of an historical nature, but he afterwards devoted himself to pictures illustrating Zealand peasant life.
- He died in 1877.
- Amongst his best works are: The Gossip at the Window. Taking Toll at the Bridge (of this picture he painted three versions). Asking in Marriage. A Fair at Westcapelle (at Paris International Exhibition, 1855). A Ball at Goes (at the same) The Juggler (at London International Exhibition, 1862). Skaters (in Brussels Museum). Recruiting: Austrian Soldiers halting at a Tavern (in the same).
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