Philippe Jacques van Bree (1786–1871)

• Was a Belgian painter and scholar of his brother Mattheus.
• He was born at Antwerp in 1786.
• He studied at Antwerp, in Paris (where he became a scholar of Anne-Louis Girodet-Trioson), and at Rome.
• Van Bree and also visited Germany and England.
• He employed himself on historical and architectural subjects.
• The Belgian Government purchased his View of the Interior of the Church of St. Peter at Rome, and presented him with a gold medal in addition to the price.
• He was made conservator of the Museum at Brussels.
• Philippe Jacques van Bree died in 1871.
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