Guillaume de Groot (1839–1922) was a Belgian sculptor. Born in Brussels, he trained with sculptor Égide Mélot. His work includes: * figures of

Namur Namur (; ; nl, Namen ; wa, Nameur) is a city and municipality in Wallonia, Belgium. It is both the capital of the province of Namur and of Wallonia, hosting the Parliament of Wallonia, the Government of Wallonia and its administration. Namu ...

and

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at the arch of the

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in Brussels * four reclining figures on the window pediments at the

Brussels Stock Exchange The Brussels Stock Exchange (french: Bourse de Bruxelles, nl, Beurs van Brussel), abbreviated to BSE, was founded in Brussels, Belgium, by decree of Napoleon in 1801. In 2002, the BSE merged with the Amsterdam, Lisbon and Paris stock exchang ...

, for architect Léon Suys, circa 1870 * figure of ''Music'', one of four figures on the piers of the facade, as well as the gilded ''Genius of Art'', atop the

Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium The Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium (french: Musées royaux des Beaux-Arts de Belgique, nl, Koninklijke Musea voor Schone Kunsten van België) are a group of art museums in Brussels, Belgium. They include six museums: the Oldmasters Muse ...

for architect

Alphonse Balat Alphonse Hubert François Balat (15 May 1818 – 16 September 1895) was a Belgian architect. Life Balat was born in Gochenée. He studied at the Academie of Namur and obtained his degree in architecture from the Academy of Antwerp in 1838. ...

, circa 1875Belgium and Holland, including the grand-duchy of Luxembourg ..., Part 11 By Karl Baedeker (Firm) * heroic figure of Labor for the

Tournai railway station Tournai railway station (french: Gare du Tournai, nl, Station Doornik), officially Tournai, is a railway station in Tournai, Belgium, situated on railway line 94. It is operated by the National Railway Company of Belgium (SNCB/NMBS). History ...

, 1881A history of European and American sculpture from the early ..., Volume 2 * bronze statue of

Charles Rogier Charles Latour Rogier (; 17 August 1800 – 27 May 1885) was a Belgian liberal statesman and a leader in the Belgian Revolution of 1830. He served as the prime minister of Belgium on two occasions: from 1847 to 1852, and again from 1857 to 1 ...

, Place de la Liberté, 1897

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* 1836 births 1922 deaths Belgian architectural sculptors 20th-century Belgian sculptors 19th-century Belgian sculptors 19th-century Belgian male artists 20th-century Belgian male artists {{Belgium-sculptor-stub