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Alfred Stevens

Early Life and Training Alfred Émile Léopold Joseph Victor Stevens (1823–1906), a Belgian painter of considerable renown, was born on May 11, 1823, in Brussels. His family possessed a deep connection to the visual arts; his elder brother, Joseph (1816–1892), and son Léopold (1866–1935), were both painters, while another brother Arthur (1825–99) served as an art dealer and critic. This familial heritage undoubtedly instilled in Stevens a

formative appreciation for artistic expression from a young age. Artistic inclination blossomed early on, nurtured by the encouragement of his family and fueled by the vibrant artistic atmosphere of Brussels during the mid-nineteenth century. Stevens commenced his formal artistic education at the Académie Royale des Beaux-Arts in Brussels, where he received tutelage under François Navez, a prominent neo-classical painter whose stylis…