Henri Linssen

Henri Linssen (Roermond, 28 October 1805 – Roermond, 8 April 1869) was a Dutch painter.

Portrait of Robert Marcel Arnold Magnee, 1852

Biography

Henri Linssen was born in Roermond, Limburg, on 28 October 1805.^[1] He was active in Antwerp from 1824 to 1828.^[1] In 1830 he moved to Paris, where he studied,^[2][3] and was active until 1843.^[1] Between 1834 and 1840 he exhibited at the Salon.^[4] In 1843 he returned to Roermond and was named director of the Stastekenschool. He retired in 1861.^[5] Linssen died in Roermond on 8 April 1869.^[1]

Works (selection)

• 
  Portrait of Baroness Mathilde van Wevelinghoven, 1830
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  Portrait of Schiefer, 1860
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  Portrait of Catherine Elise Josephine Robertine de Bellefroid, 1852
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  Portrait of Josephine Marie Louise Walland, 1850

References

1. "Henri Linssen". RKD. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
2. Scheen, Pieter A. (1981). Lexicon Nederlandse beeldende kunstenaars, 1750-1880. 's-Gravenhage : Scheen. p. 317.
3. Scheen, Pieter A. (1969). Lexicon Nederlandse beeldende kunstenaars, 1750-1950 (volume 2). 's-Gravenhage : Scheen. p. 714.
4. Thieme, Ulrich; Becker, Felix (1929). Allgemeines Lexikon der bildenden Künstler : von der Antike bis zur Gegenwart (vol. 23). Leipzig: Seemann. p. 258.
5. Schiphorst, Lidwien (2004). 'Een toevloed van werk, van wijd en zijd'. (De beginjaren van het Atelier Cuypers/Stolzenberg, Roermond 1852-ca.1865). Nijmegen. pp. 23–30.

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