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Jan August Hendrik Leys

Belgian1815–1869Romanticism

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About

Henri Leys, Hendrik Leys or Jan August Hendrik, Baron Leys was a Belgian painter and printmaker. He was a leading representative of the historical or Romantic school in Belgian art and became a pioneer of the Realist movement in Belgium. His history and genre paintings and portraits earned him a European-wide reputation and his style was influential on artists in and outside Belgium.

Notable works

Charity

at Montreal Museum of Fine Arts

Works in the collection

16 works

Charity

at Montreal Museum of Fine Arts

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