Belgian painter of historical and genre scenes, landscapes and portraits. He was the pupil of Nicaise de Keyser (1813-1887) at the Academy of Antwerp. He became successful with historical compositions painted in the tradition of his friend Henri Leys. He received the silver medal in Antwerp (1849), the gold medal in Brussels (1851, 1852) and the insignia of the Order of Leopold (1858). For his qualities as scholar, in 1849 he was named secretary of the Vereniging van Antwerpse Kunstenaars. Due to a lung disease he moved to southern France where he abandoned the romantic subjects and painted landscapes. //