Portrait of Henriette Mayer van den Bergh, an
oil painting on canvas completed by the Belgian painter Jozef Van Lerius (1823–1876) in 1857. Van Lerius, a student of
Gustaf Wappers, was a teacher at the
Royal Academy of Fine Arts in
Antwerp from age 31. He was known primarily for his mythological and biblical scenes, as well as his portraits and
genre pictures. The subject, Henriette Mayer van den Bergh, was the mother of the art collector Fritz Mayer van den Bergh; after his death, she founded the
Museum Mayer van den Bergh in
Antwerp to house his collection.Painting:
Jozef Van Lerius
Portrait of Henriette Mayer van den Bergh, an
oil painting on canvas completed by the Belgian painter Jozef Van Lerius (1823–1876) in 1857. Van Lerius, a student of
Gustaf Wappers, was a teacher at the
Royal Academy of Fine Arts in
Antwerp from age 31. He was known primarily for his mythological and biblical scenes, as well as his portraits and
genre pictures. The subject, Henriette Mayer van den Bergh, was the mother of the art collector Fritz Mayer van den Bergh; after his death, she founded the
Museum Mayer van den Bergh in
Antwerp to house his collection.Painting:
Jozef Van Lerius