François Stroobant
François Stroobant (14 June 1819 Brussels – 1 June 1916 Ixelles) was a Belgian painter and lithographer, and brother of the lithographer Louis-Constantin Stroobant (1814–1872) noted for his part in Flore des Serres et des Jardins de l'Europe. He attended the Brussels Académie des Beaux-Arts between 1832 and 1847, studying under François-Joseph Navez, Paul Lauters and François-Antoine Bossuet (1798–1889). In 1835 he worked in the studio of the lithographer Antoine Dewasme-Plétinckx (1797-1851) in Brussels.
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- Name
- François Stroobant
- Born
- 14 May 1819
- Birthplace
- Brussels, United Kingdom of the Netherlands
- Died
- 1 May 1916
- Place of death
- Ixelles, Belgium
- Occupation
- Painter and lithographer
- Education
- Brussels Académie des Beaux-Arts
- Nationality
- Belgium.
- Languages
- French.
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François Stroobant (14 June 1819 Brussels – 1 June 1916 Ixelles) was a Belgian painter and lithographer, and brother of the lithographer Louis-Constantin Stroobant (1814–1872) noted for his part in Flore des Serres et des Jardins de l'Europe. He attended the Brussels Académie des Beaux-Arts between 1832 and 1847, studying under François-Joseph Navez, Paul Lauters and François-Antoine Bossuet (1798–1889). In 1835 he worked in the studio of the lithographer Antoine Dewasme-Plétinckx (1797-1851) in Brussels.
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Stroobant's subjects were mainly landscapes and architecture. He travelled extensively through the Netherlands, France, Germany, Switzerland, Italy, Spain and Hungary, exhibiting in the galleries of the Belgian towns Ghent, Antwerp and Brussels. His romantic painting style stayed constant throughout his career. He was founder and first director in 1865 of the Académie des Beaux-Arts at Molenbeek-Saint-Jean in Brussels. In 1878 he was made an Officer in the Order of Leopold.
The recorded working language is French. Places of work recorded in the authority are Brussels. Work by François Stroobant is recorded in the collections of Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp, M Leuven, Fries Museum, Hermitage Museum and Hungarian National Gallery.
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• Name — François Stroobant • Birth Name — François Stroobant • Born — 14 May 1819 • Birthplace — Brussels, United Kingdom of the Netherlands • Died — 1 May 1916 • Place of death — Ixelles, Belgium • Occupation — Painter and lithographer • Education — Brussels Académie des Beaux-Arts
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François Stroobant is recorded with the occupation lithographer. Recorded as painter, lithographer and draftsperson.
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1819
François Stroobant was born on 14 June 1819.
1916
François Stroobant died on 10 June 1916.
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• Illustration — The Hilchenhaus in Lorch • Illustration — Palace of Casimir, King of Poland • Illustration — Ruins of Villers Abbey • Illustration — Courtyard of Marguerite of Austria at Mechelen
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- Wikidata, structured authority record Q1451201: François Stroobant
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- 1.en Aut Powell, Cecilia – Turner’s Rivers of Europe: The Rhine, Meuse and Mosel; catalogus van de tentoonstelling in de Tate Gallery, Londen 11 sep. 1991 – 26 jan. 1992; ISBN 1-85437-079-0
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