Gallait, LOUIS

Gallait, LOUIS, a Belgian historical painter, was born at Tournay in 1812, and made himself famous by pictures on subjects from the history of the Low Countries, such as 'The Abdication of Charles V.' (1841), 'Alva viewing the dead bodies of Egmont and Horn' (1851), and 'The Plague of Tournay' (1882), which last the Brussels Museum purchased for £4800. He died 18th November 1887.