A Life of Law and Art Louis Robbe was a Belgian painter, printmaker, and lawyer. Born in Kortrijk, Belgium, he initially pursued a legal career, studying at the University of Ghent and eventually practicing as a judge of peace and an attorney. Despite his legal profession, his talent for drawing was evident from his youth. Under the guidance of Jan Baptiste de Jonghe, he began painting in oil in 1833, eventually becoming a student of Eugène Verboeckhoven. His artistic journey was marked by significant civic involvement in his hometown, where he helped found the Société des Beaux-Arts and serv…