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This is a version of the original work of 1839 (which is on panel and measures 106 x 120.5cm) which is in the collection of the Musees Royaux des Beaux-Arts de Belgique in Brussels, inv.nr. 1186.
The Golden Wedding Feast and Mid-lent in the Schoolroom (see lot 24) both enjoyed enormous success when shown at the Salon of 1839. In common with many of his contemporaries de Braekeleer was known to produce replicas of varying sizes of his more popular works.
A pupil of the Antwerp Academy the artist enjoyed considerable success during his lifetime. He won the Prix de Rome in 1819, was a member of the Belgian Academy and curator at the Antwerp Museum. Among his pupils he taught not only his son Henri, but also his nephew Adrien.