Guillaume Victor Van der Hecht, (30 June 1817, Brussels - 10 September 1891, Brussels) was a Belgian landscape painter, lithographer and designer; in the Romantic style.
Life and work
editHe was born to Joseph Van der Hecht, a locksmith, and his wife Barbe Françoise, née Schneider. He became a student at the Académie Royale des Beaux-Arts in 1827, and began receiving commissions while still very young. In the mid-1840s, he worked in London, where he continued his studies and served as an assistant to Charles Baugniet. He returned to Belgium around 1850. It was then that he began working as an illustrator; becoming a major contributor to the fine arts journal, La Renaissance, which was discontinued in 1855.
Although he created numerous landscapes and watercolors, most of his output was in the form of engravings and designs. He was especially attracted to scenes with castles and monuments.[1]
He also worked as an art teacher at the Belgian Royal Court during the 1850s. In 1870, he was hired to teach painting to Princess Marie of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen.[2] He gave his nephew, Henri Van der Hecht (1841-1901), his first art lessons.[3]
References
edit- ^ Edmond-Louis De Taeye, Les artistes belges contemporains: Leur vie, leurs œuvres, leur place dans l'art, Alfred Castaigne, 1894 Vol.3, pg.232
- ^ "Jean Portaels un academicien au service du comte et de la comtesse de Flandre", in: Bulletin de la Classe des Beaux-Arts de l’Académie royale des sciences, des lettres et des beaux-arts de Belgique, Judith Ogonovszky-Steffens, 1995
- ^ Le Figaro, #289, 16 octobre 1891, pg.2
Further reading
edit- Dominique Marechal, Gautier Platteau, De Romantiek in België: tussen werkelijkheid, herinnering en verlangen, Lannoo, 2005 ISBN 978-90-209-6136-2
External links
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Media related to Guillaume Van der Hecht at Wikimedia Commons