Adriaan de Lelie

Adriaan de Lelie (1755-1820) Originally from Tilburg, Adriaan de Lelie taught himself to paint, although in his early years he seems to have learned much from fellow townsman Cornelis van Spaendonck. In 1773, De Lelie and Spaendonck travelled to Antwerp together. There De Lelie specialised in history paintings and portraits. To perfect his portrait technique, he copied Ru...