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A bronze sculpture made by Julien (Juliaan) Dillens (1849 – 1904) in Belgium in the second half of the 19th century.
This statue was made by the Belgian sculptor Julien Dillens, the son of Hendrick Joseph Dillens. Julien Dillens was born in Antwerp on June 8, 1849. His career took off with the 'Prix de Rome' for his work 'A Gallic Chief Imprisoned by the Romans'. The 'Prix de Rome' is an award for young artists and students, founded in 1832. He studied for many years at the Académie Royale des Beaux-Arts in Brussels.
Julien Dillens was awarded the medal of honor at the World Exhibition in Paris in 1889 for his work 'Figure Kneeling' (Brussels Gallery) and 'Hippolyte Metdepenningen' (Palais de Justice Gent). In 1900 he again received a similar award for his two statues for the Anspach Monument in Brussels. After a short but successful life, Julien Dillens died of cancer on 24 December 1904 in Brussels.