A Prayer Before Battle by Jacques Eeckhout
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Jacques Joseph Eeckhout presents an emotive scene in this painting entitled A Prayer Before Battle
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- A beautiful historical painting by Belgian artist Jacques Eeckhout
- His genre and historical subjects characterize his oeuvre
- His works can be seen in the museums of Montpelier, Antwerp, Brussels, Amsterdam, Bayeaux and Douai
- Signed and dated "J.J. Eeckhout 1841" (lower right); oil on panel
- Panel: 25 1/2" high x 31 1/2" wide; Frame: 36 1/2" high x 43" wide
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Jacques Joseph (Jacob) Eeckhout
1793-1861 · Belgian
A Prayer Before Battle
Signed and dated "J.J. Eeckhout 1841" (lower right)
Oil on panel
A wonderful historical scene by Belgian artist Jacques Joseph (Jacob) Eeckhout, known primarily for his genre and historical subjects. This outstanding, emotionally charged composition entitled A Prayer Before Battle evokes both the bravery and spirituality of the soldiers praying before a great battle.
Eeckhout originally planned to follow in his father's footsteps as a goldsmith, and did not begin his artistic career until the age of 28. He gained his formal art education at the Academy of Antwerp, and in 1822, he published a series of lithographs made after his drawings entitled Collection de portraits d'artistes modernes nes dans le Royaume des Pays-Bas. In 1823, he received his first major honor, winning first prize for genre painting at the Salon of Gent. He became a member of the Koninklijk Nederlandsch Instituut (Royal Netherlands Institute [of art]) in 1829, and in 1839, he was appointed Director of the Academy of Den Haag. He returned to live in Belgium in 1844 and finally settled in Paris in 1859, where he later ceased painting and began an interest in finance. As well as exhibiting in Brussels, he exhibited in London, Munich and Cologne between 1845 until his death in 1861.
Panel: 25 1/2" high x 31 1/2" wide
Frame: 36 1/2" high x 43" wide
Works of his may be seen at the museums of Montpelier, Antwerp, Brussels, Amsterdam, Bayeaux and Douai.
Reference:
Dictionnaire des Peintres, Sculpteurs, Dessinateurs et Graveurs, 1976, E. Bénézit
1793-1861 · Belgian
A Prayer Before Battle
Signed and dated "J.J. Eeckhout 1841" (lower right)
Oil on panel
A wonderful historical scene by Belgian artist Jacques Joseph (Jacob) Eeckhout, known primarily for his genre and historical subjects. This outstanding, emotionally charged composition entitled A Prayer Before Battle evokes both the bravery and spirituality of the soldiers praying before a great battle.
Eeckhout originally planned to follow in his father's footsteps as a goldsmith, and did not begin his artistic career until the age of 28. He gained his formal art education at the Academy of Antwerp, and in 1822, he published a series of lithographs made after his drawings entitled Collection de portraits d'artistes modernes nes dans le Royaume des Pays-Bas. In 1823, he received his first major honor, winning first prize for genre painting at the Salon of Gent. He became a member of the Koninklijk Nederlandsch Instituut (Royal Netherlands Institute [of art]) in 1829, and in 1839, he was appointed Director of the Academy of Den Haag. He returned to live in Belgium in 1844 and finally settled in Paris in 1859, where he later ceased painting and began an interest in finance. As well as exhibiting in Brussels, he exhibited in London, Munich and Cologne between 1845 until his death in 1861.
Panel: 25 1/2" high x 31 1/2" wide
Frame: 36 1/2" high x 43" wide
Works of his may be seen at the museums of Montpelier, Antwerp, Brussels, Amsterdam, Bayeaux and Douai.
Reference:
Dictionnaire des Peintres, Sculpteurs, Dessinateurs et Graveurs, 1976, E. Bénézit
