Pieter Franciscus Dierckx

In 1899 he illustrated the Studentenliederboek ('Student song book') of Karel Heyndrickx and in 1910 a few children's stories for the author Lodewijk Scheltjens (1861–1946).

He also worked in the historic-Romantice genre, taking inspiration from the leading Romantic painter Henri Leys.

The other panel shows the foundation of the Saint Sebastian guild by Albrecht and Isabella in 1613, while issuing the privilege for holding a yearly market.

In 1939 he confirmed himself as a painter of historic events with the almost 5 meter wide painting of "Saint Willibrordus explaining the bible to the people living on the shores of the river Scheld around 700 AD".

He also painted mythological scenes such as The dancing sylphides and Orpheus, the soft voiced singer of Tracia.