Jean-Joseph Delvin (1853 – 1922) was a Belgian painter who specialized in scenes with animals (primarily horses).
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Life

Delvin was born in Ghent. He attended the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Ghent, where he studied under , and worked in the studios of Jean Portaels in Brussels. His fellow students there included

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. Later, he undertook study trips to France and Spain. For many years, he shared a small workshop in a garden shed with Gustave Den Duyts. In 1883, he was invited to join the

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'', along with

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and several others, but he resigned only a few years later in 1886. He was also a member of ''

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'' and ''Kunst van Heden'' (Art for Today) in Antwerp. At about that time, he began teaching at the Academy in Ghent and later became its Director (1902–1913). Among his many well-known students there were

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Gallery

Delvin-Bathers.jpg, Bathers File:Paarden-Delvin.jpg, Horses Shrimpers at Nieuwpoort, 1883, Jean Delvin (DSCF8135).jpg, Shrimpers at Nieuwpoort Delvin-Ox.jpg, Ox Near a Fountain File:Pêcheurs de crevettes - Jean Delvin - NAVIGO Nationaal Visserijmuseum - 4300 (2).jpg, Shrimp fishermen Visser te paard nabij de kust - Jean Delvin - NAVIGO Nationaal Visserijmuseum - 4932.jpg, Fisherman on horseback near the coast

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Arcadja Auctions: More works by Delvin
{{DEFAULTSORT:Delvin, Jean 1853 births 1922 deaths 19th-century Belgian painters Belgian male painters Belgian painters of animals Equine artists 19th-century Belgian male artists 20th-century Belgian painters Painters from Ghent 20th-century Belgian male artists Place of death missing

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