Hendrick Joseph Dillens

Hendrik Joseph Dillens (1812 in Ghent – 1872 in Ixelles), a Belgian genre painter. He executed several pleasing and spirited paintings, among the best of which are:

• The French Trooper caressing his Child.
• The Capture of the Maid of Orleans.
• An Old Man giving Counsel to Two Youths.
• Consecration of a Church (with over 200 figures).