Josephus Laurentius Dyckmans

Portrait of Dyckmans, c. 1857-1870

Josephus Laurentius Dyckmans or Jozef Laurent Dyckmans[1] (Lier, 9 August 1811 – Antwerp, 8 January 1888) was a Belgian painter mainly of genre scenes and portraits whose painstakingly detailed pictures earned him the nickname 'The Belgian Gerard Dou'.[2][3]

  1. ^ Other name variations: 'Josef-Laurens Dyckmans', 'Joseph Laurent Dyckmans'
  2. ^ Josephus Laurentius Dyckmans at the Netherlands Institute for Art History
  3. ^ Josephus Laurentius Dyckmans (1811-88), The Lace Maker at the Royal Collection