Charles Augustin Wauters Explained

Charles Augustin Wauters
Birth Name:Charles Augustin Wauters
Birth Date:23 April 1808
Birth Place:Boom, First French Empire
Death Place:Mechelen, Belgium
Occupation:Painter
Education:Academy of Mechelen
Academy of Antwerp

Charles Augustin Wauters (23 April 1808, Boom – 4 November 1869, Mechelen) was a Belgian painter and engraver.

He was born in Boom, Antwerp, on 21 April 1808 or 23 April 1811.[1] [2] According to he was born in 1809.[2] Wauters painted both genre scenes and religious subjects.[1] He was also an engraver.[1] He studied at the academies of Mechelen (where he later became director) and Antwerp, and also under Philippe-Jacques van Bree.[1] A monument in his honour was unveiled at the St. Andrew's Church in Antwerp.[1] He died in Mechelen on 4 November 1869.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Wauters, Charles Augustinlocked . Oxford Art Online . 10.1093/benz/9780199773787.article.B00195016 . 27 December 2021.
  2. Web site: Charles Augustin Wauters . RKD.
  3. Book: Koninklijke kring voor oudheidkunde, letteren en kunst van Mechelen . Handelingen van de Koninklijke kring voor oudheidkunde, letteren en kunst van Mechelen . 2001 . 27 December 2021.