Félix de Vigne
Belgian, 1806 – 1862
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Félix De Vigne was a Belgian painter. He was a history painter, engraver, art historian, and instructor at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Ghent, Belgium, the city of his birth. In 1847, he published Recherches historiques sur les costumes civils et militaires, an illustrated compendium of the flags, shields and costumes of medieval guilds and military groups.
De Vigne was born in Ghent on 16 March 1806, the eldest of six children. His brother was sculptor Pieter De Vigne (1812–1877). He was the father of Brussels architect Edmond De Vigne (1841–1918), and the stepfather of painter Jules Breton.
De Vigne taught his niece, Emma De Vigne, paint.
