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Henri Leys

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WA-00078841

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Authority Records (1)

WikidataQ959521

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1 cross-verified · 6 single-source

Is PublishedManual· 100%✓
Birth yearWikidata· 92%
Death yearWikidata· 92%
NationalityWikidata· 92%
Primary mediumWikidata· 92%
BiographyWikipedia· 88%
LocationWikidata· 80%

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Nga
Tier 3 · Scraped/inferred85%

About

Why this artist matters now

Henri Leys, Hendrik Leys or Jan August Hendrik, Baron Leys was a Belgian painter and printmaker. He was a leading representative of the historical or Romantic school in Belgian art and became a pioneer of the Realist movement in Belgium. His history and genre paintings and portraits earned him a European-wide reputation and his style was influential on artists in and outside Belgium.

Source: Nga · Trust score: 85% · Updated 13d ago

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National Gallery of Art

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Artworks (7)

The Maidservant

1868 · etching

Platemark: 25.8 x 15.5 cm (10 3/16 x 6 1/8 in.); Sheet: 34 x 25.2 cm (13 3/8 x 9 15/16 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

The Table

1868 · etching

Platemark: 26 x 18.5 cm (10 1/4 x 7 5/16 in.); Sheet: 36.1 x 27.4 cm (14 3/16 x 10 13/16 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Les archers

1865 · etching on paper

width: 199 cm, height: 155 cm

Rijksmuseum

Gegoede burgers wandelen door de stad

1865 · intaglio printmaking technique on paper

width: 133 cm, height: 180 cm

Rijksmuseum

Interieur met jonge vrouw steunend tegen een zuil

1840 · paper, pencil

height: 133 cm, width: 100 cm

Rijksmuseum

Instelling van de Orde van het Gulden Vlies

1825 · drypoint on paper

height: 217 cm, width: 162 cm

Rijksmuseum

Ontmoeting tussen vijf personen op straat

1825 · etching on paper

height: 147 cm, width: 205 cm

Rijksmuseum

Artwork sources (4)

7 published of 28 catalogued · 27 with image

Rijksmuseum
5 published5 img
Cleveland Museum of Art
2 published2 img
+ 2 more sources · 21 catalogued, not yet published

Per-Artwork Provenance Chains (top 6)

6 entries · 1 sources

The Table
1868 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Gegoede burgers wandelen door de stad
1865 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
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Interieur met jonge vrouw steunend tegen een zuil
1840 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Instelling van de Orde van het Gulden Vlies
1825 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
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The Maidservant
1868 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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Ontmoeting tussen vijf personen op straat
1825 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number

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