Frans-Andries aka François André or Franciscus Andreas Durlet, (11 July 1816 – 2 March 1867) was a Belgian architect, sculptor and

printmaker Printmaking is the process of creating work of art, artworks by printing, normally on paper, but also on fabric, wood, metal, and other surfaces. "Traditional printmaking" normally covers only the process of creating prints using a hand proce ...

. Durlet was born and died in

Antwerp Antwerp (; nl, Antwerpen ; french: Anvers ; es, Amberes) is the largest city in Belgium by area at and the capital of Antwerp Province in the Flemish Region. With a population of 520,504,

. He taught at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts Antwerp and was a founding restorer of its Steen Museum. Pierre Cuypers was one of his students. He led the restoration works of the Cathedral of Our Lady in Antwerp and designed its choir stalls. He is considered a patron of Belgium's Gothic Revival architecture. The Durletstraat (''Durlet street'') in his native city is named in honor of him. Durlet was married to ''Jeanne Steveniers'' (1826–1900). His son Frans (1855–1931) was also an architect, and his grandson Emmanuel became a well-known pianist and composer.''Biography of his grandson Emmanuel Durlet''

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Belgian printmakers Architects from Antwerp 1816 births 1867 deaths Royal Academy of Fine Arts (Antwerp) alumni Royal Academy of Fine Arts (Antwerp) faculty 19th-century Belgian sculptors 19th-century Belgian male artists 19th-century Belgian architects {{Belgium-architect-stub