Hendrik Joseph Dillens  | |
|---|---|
| Born | Hendrik Joseph Dillens ca. 1812 Ghent, Belgium  | 
| Died | ca. 1872 Brussels, Belgium  | 
| Occupation | Painter | 

The Bird's Nest, 1855
Hendrik Joseph Dillens (1812 in Ghent – 1872 in Brussels), a Belgian genre painter. He executed several pleasing and spirited paintings, among the best of which are:

Archer the Winner, 1851, now in the Hermitage Museum in Saint Petersburg
- The French Trooper caressing his Child.
 - The Capture of the Maid of Orleans.
 - An Old Man giving Counsel to Two Youths.
 - Consecration of a Church (with over 200 figures).
 
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