Jean François (Jan Frans) Van Leemputten (1818 - 1894), Rural life, 19th century

Oil,canvas 60 x 80 cm in light gold frame, 84 x 104 cm; signed p.d. "J F Van Leemputten Antwerpen".Jean François (Jan Frans) Van Leemputten was a Belgian painter born inWerchter in 1818 died in Sint-Joost-ten-Node in 1894. He was a painter of animals, but above all a restorer and art dealer. He was the father of Frans and Corneille Van Leemputten. In 1852, he settled in Brussels. His paintings are in many museums in Western Europe.