Eugène Joseph Verboeckhoven

He was a prolific artist and very meticulous in his preparation: hundreds of sketches and studies were produced on the spot, assembling different elements like pieces of a jigsaw puzzle.

The beauty that emanates from his paintings occasionally hides Verboeckhoven's fundamental talent for drawing.

He also possessed the Croix de Guerre, which he received for his patriotic services during the Belgian Revolution of 1830.

[2] A man of his time, he played an important role in the Belgian Revolution of 1830 and was appointed Director General of the Brussels Museums of Fine Arts by the temporary government.

He joined the Brussels Lodge in 1834 with his brother Charles-Louis, a well-known marine painter, and his initiation took place on 25 February 1834.

He was very attached to his philosophical convictions and from 1834 onwards and systematically after 1850 added the triangle of three Masonic points to his signature.