Félix De Vigne (16 March 1806 – 5 December 1862) was a Belgian painter.
He was a history painter, engraver, art historian, and instructor at the
Royal Academy of Fine Arts in
Ghent
Ghent ( ; ; historically known as ''Gaunt'' in English) is a City status in Belgium, city and a Municipalities of Belgium, municipality in the Flemish Region of Belgium. It is the capital and largest city of the Provinces of Belgium, province ...
,
Belgium
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, the city of his birth. In 1847, he published , an illustrated compendium of the flags, shields and costumes of medieval guilds and military groups.
Personal life
De Vigne was born in Ghent on 16 March 1806,
the eldest of six children.
His brother was sculptor Pieter De Vigne (1812–1877). He was the father of Brussels architect Edmond De Vigne (1841–1918). He was also the father-in-law of painter
Jules Breton
Jules Adolphe Aimé Louis Breton (; 1 May 1827 – 5 July 1906) was a 19th-century French Naturalism (arts), naturalist Painting, painter. His paintings are heavily influenced by the French countryside and his absorption of traditional methods ...
, who married De Vigne's eldest daughter, Elodie.
De Vigne taught his niece,
Emma De Vigne, paint.
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This page translated from its Dutch equivalent accessed 9/13/2010
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1806 births
1862 deaths
19th-century Belgian painters
Belgian male painters
19th-century Belgian male artists
Academic staff of the Royal Academy of Fine Arts (Ghent)
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