André Hennebicq (16 February 1836–31 March 1904) was a
Belgian painter, specialising in historical pictures and murals. He trained under
Joseph Stallaert in
Tournai
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, his native town, and
Jan Frans Portaels in the
Académie Royale des Beaux-Arts
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in
Brussels
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. He won the
Prix de Rome (Belgium) in 1865; the gold medal at Brussels in 1872 (for ''Travailleurs dans la campagne romaine'') and at Paris in 1874 (for ''Messaline, insultée par le peuple'').
KIK-IRPA Dictionnaire des Peintres
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Notes and references
Further reading
* Hennebicq, Leon, 1937: ''La vie d’André Hennebicq. Peintre.'' Brussel: Ferdinand Larcier
* Hermans, C., 1923: ''Annuaire de l’Académie Royale des Sciences, des Lettres et des Beaux-Arts de Belgique'': Notice sur André Hennebicq 89, 101-11
online edition
* Masson, P., Van Grieken., J., & Vandekerckhove, V. 2004: ''In eer hersteld. De monumentale schilderijenreeks van André Hennebicq in het Leuvense stadhuis.'' Leuven: Stad Leuven
1836 births
1904 deaths
Painters from Tournai
Royal Academy of Fine Arts, Brussels alumni
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