| August De Wilde | |
| Birth Date: | 1819 6, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Lokeren, East Flanders, United Kingdom of the Netherlands |
| Death Place: | Sint-Niklaas, East Flanders, Belgium |
| Known For: | painting |
| Notable Works: | Love in the Moonlight, Portrait of Theodoor Janssens, Portrait of the King |
August De Wilde (2 June 1819 – 7 October 1886) was a Belgian painter.
He was born on 2 June 1819 in Lokeren and moved to Sint-Niklaas with his parents in 1833. He completed his studies at the local drawing school, graduating with acclamation. He continued his studies at the Antwerp Academy. There, he also distinguished himself. He moved to Antwerp and in 1851 he replaced Jan De Loose as director of the drawing school of Sint-Niklaas.[1]
Many paintings by this artist are known. These include domestic scenes, portraits, and altarpieces.
The works of De Wilde could be found for example in the hall of the town hall of Sint-Niklaas (H.M. de Koningen, after Gallait), and in the place of prayer of the choristers of the abbey of Rozendaal, in Waasmunster (O.L. Vrouw, te midden van engelen). He won the 1870 Dunkirk painting competition with the painting Love in the Moonlight (De liefde in den mooneschijn).[2]