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Jean-Michel Cels

Belgian painter (1819–1894)
Person human Q18600110

Facts

16 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[9]
Date of birth
August 11, 1819
Date of death
May 20, 1881
Place of birth
Brussels
Place of death
Brussels
Country of citizenship
Belgium[8]
Occupation
painter, printmaker
Father
Cornelis Cels[7]
Student of
Pierre-Jean Hellemans[12]
Copyright status as a creator
copyrights on works have expired[17]
Depicted by
Portrait of Jean-Michel Cels[13]
Family name
Cels[10]
Given name
Jean-Michel[11]
Has works in the collection
Metropolitan Museum of Art, Brooklyn Museum, National Gallery[14][15][16]
P14750
12FD-1991-C531-6CB7-61A2[18]
🏷️ Also known as
en Jean-Michel Cels
🔖 Identifiers · 19
ISNI
0000000050698858
VIAF cluster ID
17033851
Library of Congress authority ID
no2008070523
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Portrait of Jean-Michel Cels, 1847, by Cornelis Cels.jpg ↗
Art UK artist ID
cels-jean-michel-18191894
Artnet artist ID
jean-michel-cels
AskArt person ID
11093308
Benezit ID
B00034540
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
17735121d
Dictionnaire des peintres belges ID
775
Freebase ID
/m/012njpcp
IdRef ID
229580459
Show all 19 identifiers +7
KBR person ID
21379926
Met Constituent ID
126568
Prabook ID
2202549
RKDartists ID
344001
Union List of Artist Names ID
500524122
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJqbjdq6hMB6637gphcHG3
YCBA agent ID
8006

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Summary

Jean-Michel Cels was born on August 11, 1819[1], in Brussels[2]. He died on May 20, 1881[3], in Brussels[4]. He worked as a painter[5] and printmaker[6].

FAQs

Where was Jean-Michel Cels born?

Jean-Michel Cels's place of birth was Brussels[2].

Where did Jean-Michel Cels die?

Jean-Michel Cels died in Brussels[4].

Who were Jean-Michel Cels's parents?

Jean-Michel Cels's father was Cornelis Cels[7].

What did Jean-Michel Cels do for work?

Jean-Michel Cels worked as a painter[5] and printmaker[6].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . agatha.arch.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Union List of Artist Names. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] ↑ . Union List of Artist Names. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [1] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [3] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . Metropolitan Museum of Art. wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 4d ago · Kristbaumbot bot · 2026-11-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 3
    Wikipedia languages → ['commons', 'en', 'fr']
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetlabel-add:1|mul */ Jean-Michel Cels, Added 'mul' label: Jean-Michel Cels"
  2. 6w ago · Trivialist · 2026-09-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    YCBA agent ID → 8006
    Family name → Cels
    Depicted by → Portrait of Jean-Michel Cels
    Place of death → Brussels
    + 35 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ P14750: 12FD-1991-C531-6CB7-61A2, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/275136|batch #275136]]"
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