A man in a rowboat-perhaps a fisherman- is reflected on the surface of the Lake of Donkmeer, located approximately 30km east of Ghent.

Jean Servais: 1862-1917

The following historical chronology of the photographer appears courtesy of the Directory of Belgian Photographers hosted online by Fotomuseum Antwerp. (FOMU)

Life dates

Verviers, 1862 – Liège, 1917

Activity

1900 – 1917 + Liège

Jean Philippe Mathieu Guillaume, ° 25.8.1862; + 13.2.1917. Teacher at the “Collège Saint-Servais” in Liège. Landscapes. Disciple of (Gustave) Marissiaux. Secretary of the Liège section of the ABP from 1904 until 1908, then president of this section from 1908 until 1911.

Locations

1900 – 1917 + Liège

Exhibitions

Brussels, 1902; Liège, 1902; Ghent ABP, 1903; Liège, 1905; Milan, 1906 (initial “A.”); Paris, 1906.

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The Donkmeer (also known as Overmere-Donk) is a lake in the Belgian municipality of Berlare, located between the villages of Overmere, Uitbergen and Berlare-centrum. On the northeastern side of the lake lies the hamlet of the same name, Donk. -Wikipedia (2024)