Adolf Alexander Dillens (1821 - 1877) Belgian painter and etcher, part of a family of artists. Adolf Dillens was born at Ghent in 1821, and received his formal training from his elder brother Hendrik Joseph Dillens (1812 - 1872) and studied at the academy in Ghent. Like his brother, Adolph specialized in genre scenes and portrait painting; however he was also an accomplished engraver and drawer. He spent a majority of his career worki…