Willem Linnig the Elder

Willem Linnig the Elder

1819 1885

Belgian painter (1819–1885)

Willem Linnig the Elder or Willem Linnig Senior was a Belgian painter and engraver who is best known for his history and genre scenes and interiors painted in a style which is reminiscent of 17th century Flemish and Dutch genre painting. He taught for some time at the Fine Arts School of Weimar.

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