Arthur Warocqué (1835 - 1880)

Arthur Warocqué (1835 - 1880) - photo 1

Arthur Warocqué

Arthur Warocqué was a Belgian industrialist, philanthropist, politician and artist.

He was the managing director of the coal mining companies Charbonnages de Mariemont and Bascoup, a member of the Belgian House of Representatives, and a collector.

Warocqué also had a passion for painting, studying under the Belgian illustrator Paul Lauters (1806-1876). While traveling through Scandinavia as a young man, Warocqué captured views of Sweden, Norway, and Lapland, from which he published a series of prints.

Date and place of birt:11 january 1835, Mariemont, Belgium
Date and place of death:8 april 1880, Brussels, Belgium
Period of activity: XIX century
Specialization:Artist, Politician
Genre:Landscape painting
Art style:Romanticism

Creators Romanticism

Philipp Otto Runge (1777 - 1810)
Philipp Otto Runge
1777 - 1810
Éloi-Noël Bouvard (1875 - 1957)
Éloi-Noël Bouvard
1875 - 1957
Jean-Daniel Huber (1754 - 1845)
Jean-Daniel Huber
1754 - 1845
Cristóbal Rojas (1858 - 1890)
Cristóbal Rojas
1858 - 1890
Henry Le Jeune (1819 - 1904)
Henry Le Jeune
1819 - 1904
Newell Convers Wyeth (1882 - 1945)
Newell Convers Wyeth
1882 - 1945
Jules Badin (1843 - 1919)
Jules Badin
1843 - 1919
Julien Louis Tavernier (1879 - 1939)
Julien Louis Tavernier
1879 - 1939
Giuseppe Canella (1788 - 1847)
Giuseppe Canella
1788 - 1847
Everhardus Koster (1817 - 1892)
Everhardus Koster
1817 - 1892
Charles Fairfax Murray (1849 - 1919)
Charles Fairfax Murray
1849 - 1919
John Frederick Kensett (1816 - 1872)
John Frederick Kensett
1816 - 1872
Charles Brockden Brown (1771 - 1810)
Charles Brockden Brown
1771 - 1810
William Blake (1757 - 1827)
William Blake
1757 - 1827
Adolf von Menzel (1815 - 1905)
Adolf von Menzel
1815 - 1905
Théophile Chauvel (1831 - 1909)
Théophile Chauvel
1831 - 1909