“ VRIENDT, JULIAEN JOSEPH DE (1842–⁠) , and ALBRECHT FRANÇOIS LIEVEN DE (1843–1900) , Belgian painters, both born at Ghent, sons of a decorative painter. The two brothers were close friends, and their works show marked signs of resemblance. Having received their early training from their father at Ghent, they removed to Antwerp, where they soon yielded to the influence of the painter Baron Henri Leys. Albrecht became director of the Academy of Fine Arts at Antwerp and was succeeded by his brother. ”