Portrait of Mrs Louis Gallait and her daughter — Louis Gallait

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Artist: Louis Gallait
Date: 1848
Location: Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium

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Louis Gallait

Louis Gallait, a celebrated Belgian painter, revitalized history painting with his grand, realistic canvases like 'The Abdication of Charles V'.

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