André Hennebicq (16 February 1836–31 March 1904) was a

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painter, specialising in historical pictures and murals. He trained under

Joseph Stallaert Joseph Stallaert (19 March 1825, Merchtem - 24 November 1903, Ixelles) was a Belgian painter; best known for his scenes from antiquity. Life His parents were merchants and he was originally destined for a career in business. The person he was ...

in Tournai, his native town, and Jan Frans Portaels in the

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. He won the

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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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* 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
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* 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 Artists from Tournai Académie Royale des Beaux-Arts alumni {{Belgium-painter-stub

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