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Florent Joseph Marie Willems

WILLEMS, FLORENT JOSEPH MARIE Belgian painter, was born at Liege on the 8th of January 1823. He made his debut at the Brussels Salon in 1842 with a "Music Party." Among his most famous works are "The Wedding Dress," "La Fete des grands-parents," "Le Baise-main" (Mme. Cardon's collection, Brussels), "Farewell," "The Arches of the Peace" and "The Widow." He died at Neuilly-sur-Seine on the 23rd of October 1905.