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Hendrik Conscience, oil painting on wood by Henri de Pondt; in the Stedelijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Kortrijk, Belg.

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Born December 3, 1812 • Antwerp • Belgium
Died September 10, 1883 (aged 70) • Ixelles • Belgium
Notable Works “De kerels van Vlaanderen” • “Het goudland” • “In’t wonderjaar” • “The Lion of Flanders”
Movement / Style Romanticism

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Hendrik Conscience, oil painting on wood by Henri de Pondt; in the Stedelijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Kortrijk, Belg.
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