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Adolf Alexander Dillens, a Belgian genre-painter, was born at Ghent in 1821, and received instruction from his elder brother Hendrik Dillens. His first works were of an historical nature, but he afterwards devoted himself to pictures illustrating Zealand peasant life. He died in 1877. Amongst his best works are:

• The Gossip at the Window.
• Taking Toll at the Bridge (of this picture he painted three versions).
• Asking in Marriage.
• A Fair at Westcapelle (at Paris International Exhibition, 1855).
• A Ball at Goes (at the same)
• The Juggler (at London International Exhibition, 1862).
• Skaters (in Brussels Museum).
• Recruiting: Austrian Soldiers halting at a Tavern (in the same).

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•  This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Bryan, Michael (1886). "Dillens, Adolf". In Graves, Robert Edmund (ed.). Bryan's Dictionary of Painters and Engravers (A–K). Vol. I (3rd ed.). London: George Bell & Sons.

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[de] Adolf Dillens

Adolf Alexander Dillens, auch Adolphe Alexandre Dillens (* 2. Januar[1] oder auch 9. Januar[2] 1821 in Gent; † 1. Januar 1877 in Brüssel[1]) war ein belgischer Maler.

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- [en] Adolf Alexander Dillens

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[fr] Adolphe-Alexandre Dillens

Adolphe-Alexandre Dillens est un peintre belge né à Gand en 1821 et mort à Bruxelles en 1877.

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