Liévin De Winne (

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, 24 January 1821 -

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, 13 May 1880) was a Belgian

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who painted the official portrait of Leopold I on which the first

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of Belgium was based. De Winne was a pupil of

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and Henri van der Haert at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts of Ghent. In 1850 he received a grant from the government of Belgium that enabled him to travel to Paris and from 1852 to 1855 he was able to share a studio with

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who subsequently wrote De Winne's biography. From 1861, De Winne resumed residency in Belgium where he established himself as a portrait painter to high society. His direct and insightful style won him many eminent clients and was a decisive break with the more romantic style of earlier Belgian portrait painting."De Winne, Liévin" by Alain Jacobs in ''Grove Art Online'', oxfordartonline.com,

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. Retrieved 4 March 2014.

Selected works

*''Separation of Ruth and Naomi'', 1853. *''St. Francis in Ecstasy'', 1854. *''The holy women at the tomb of Christ'', 1858. *''Emile Breton in uniform of captain of the guard furniture of the Pas-de-Calais'', Palace of Fine Arts, Lille. *''Count and Countess of Flanders''. *''Leopold I'', 1860, Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium, Brussels. *''P. Verhaegen'', 1863. *''L. Roelandt'', 1864. *''The American diplomat J.S. Sanford'', 1878. Presented at the Universal Exposition in Paris. Liévin De Winne - Portrait of Mrs Adolphe Neyt - 1920-AQ - Museum of Fine Arts Ghent (MSK).jpg, ''Mrs. Adolphe Neyt'' (1859) Liévin De Winne - Portrait of the Sculptor Paul De Vigne - 1924-L - Museum of Fine Arts Ghent (MSK).jpg, ''Paul de Vigne'' Liéven De Winne (1821-1880) Portret van Koning Leopold I KMSKB 29-01-2019.jpg, ''LLeopold I of Belgium'' (1860) Liéven De Winne - De architect Lodewijk Jozef Adriaan Roelandt - 1544 - Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp.tiff, ''L.A. Roelandt'' (1864) Liéven De Winne - Portret van een nobele dame.jpg, ''Portrait of a Lady''

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