Jan Michiel Ruyten

Jan Michiel Ruyten or Jan Ruyten[1] (9 April 1813, in Antwerp – 12 November 1881, in Antwerp) was a Belgian Romantic painter, draughts man and engraver known for his genre paintings, cityscapes, landscapes with figures and history paintings.

[2][3] Jan Michiel Ruyten was born in Antwerp where he received his first artistic training from Ignatius Josephus van Regemorter.

In the Netherlands he got to know the work of Andreas Schelfhout and this artist's pupil Wijnand Nuijen, which had a great influence on his choice of subjects.

[8] Ruyten's pupils included Florent Crabeels, Alexander Josephus Thomas Wittevronghel (1824–1901), and Laurent Herman Redig (1822–1861).

[2] Jan Michiel Ruyten was of the same generation as the prominent Belgian history painter Henri Leys and was to some extent influenced by that artist.