TAILOR MADE: A TAILOR IN KRUININGEN, ZEELAND

Painter of history and genre scenes; etcher.

Adolphe Alexandre Dillens was a pupil of his brother Henri Dillens and of his uncle Julien Dillens. He painted a lot in Zealand. The inhabitants or “characters” of that region gave him many fine subjects for paintings which were much sought after. He only painted a few portraits. He was a very talented aquafortist. He was an intimate friend of Charles De Coster. In 1905, he exhibitioned at the Belgian Art Exhibition in Brussels.

Engraving: ‘De Aarde en haar Volkeren’, 1875.
Poem on frame: ‘Geen mensch men acht/ Als uit zijn dracht/ Dus laat vrij brave kleeren maken/ Wilt gij tot ambt of eer geraken.’