Tiendaagse veldtocht, overwinningen bij Hasselt en Leuven, ter ere van Willem I Frederik, koning der Nederlanden
Louis Royer
1834
Medium
striking (metalworking)
Dimensions
35.58; 4.7
About this artwork
Schenking van mevrouw J.M. van Gelder-Nijhoff
About the Artist
Louis Royer · 1793–1868
Louis Royer (1793–1868), also known as Lodewyk Royer, was a Flemish sculptor who became the preeminent figure in Dutch sculpture during the first half of the nineteenth century. Born in Mechelen on June 19, 1793, Royer trained in the Flemish academic tradition before pursuing advanced studies in Paris and Rome, where he absorbed the neoclassical aesthetic that would characterize his mature work. A...