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Eugène Joseph Verboeckhoven (1790-1881), Belgian painter, was born at Warneton in West Flanders, and received instruction in drawing and modelling from his father, the sculptor Barthélemy Verboeckhoven. Subsequently he settled in Brussels and devoted himself almost exclusively to animal subjects.

Reference
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eug%C3%A8ne_Joseph_Verboeckhoven