Guillaume Geefs

Guillaume Geefs
illustration by Médard Tytgat
Born	10 September 1805 Borgerhout, French Empire (modern-day Belgium)
Died	19 January 1883(1883-01-19) (aged 77) Schaerbeek, Belgium
Nationality	Belgian
Education	Royal Academy of Fine Arts Antwerp and École des Beaux-Arts (Paris)
Known for	sculpture
Notable work	Victims of the Revolution (1838); statues, busts, and tomb monuments of statesmen and artists; Le génie du mal
Movement	synthesis of Late Flemish Baroque, Neoclassicism, Romanticism, Realism
Spouse	Fanny Geefs ​ (m. 1836)​

Guillaume Geefs (10 September 1805 – 19 January 1883^[1]), also Willem Geefs, was a Belgian sculptor. Although known primarily for his monumental works and public portraits of statesmen and nationalist figures, he also explored mythological subject matter, often with an erotic theme.