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| Title | The Canal, Bruges | |
| Collection | Sheffield Galleries & Museums Trust | |
| Artist | Attributed to Verheyden, François (Belgian painter 1806-ca. 1890) | |
| Date Earliest | possibly about 1850 | |
| Date Latest | possibly about 1860 | |
| Description | This view on one of the many Bruges canals shows the daily life of ordinary people and the typical Flemish townhouses. Verheyden is best known for his genre and portrait. He studied under Louis David in Paris, spent most of his career in Antwerp and died in Brussels. | |
| Current Accession Number | 368 | |
| Subject | townscape; animal (horse); figure; everyday life | |
| Measurements | 63.5 x 79 cm.0 cm (estimate) | |
| Material | oil on panel | |
| Acquisition Details | Given by J. G. Graves 1935. | |
| Publications | Bénézit, E., (ed.), Dictionnaire critique et documentaire des Peintres, Sculpteurs, Dessinateurs et Graveurs, Paris, 1976. | |
| Rights Owner | Sheffield Galleries & Museums Trust | |
| Author | Katia Mai | |