At the opening of the 19th Century, the Art of the Miniature was cultivated--as they expressed it in those days--by Marie-Josephe Dargent of Liège, a daughter and pupil of Michel Dargent, the elder, Hortense van Baerlen, and Amélie van Assche, whose sister, Isabelle Catherine, a pupil of her uncle, Henry van Assche, had devoted herself to landscape painting. Siret's dictionary then notices a large number of women painters both historical and _genre_. Marie-Adelaide Kindt of Brussels, who was a pupil of David and of Navez, and visited Germany and France; Julie-Anne-Marie Noël, wife of the painter, J. B. van Eycken, of Brussels; Mme. Isabelle-Marie-Françoise Geefs, _née_ Corr, of Brussels, a pupil of Navez; Mme. de Keyzer, _née_ Marie Isabelle Telghuis, wife of the former director of the Antwerp Academy, Nicaise de Keyzer. As to Mme. O'Connel, _née_ Frédérique Miethe, of Berlin, a pupil of Begas and of Gallait, "there is (writes C. Lemonnier in his 'Histoire des Beaux Arts en Belgique'), in her wild paintings, as it were, a reflection of Rubens." Mlle. C. de Vrient, of Ghent, sister of the painters Albert and Julien, was a flower painter of distinction, like Mlle. Renoz, Mlle. de Franchimont, Mlle. F. Capesius and Mlle. E. de Vigne. Marie Ommeganck, a sister of the renowned Balthazar Ommeganck, surnamed the "Racine des Moutons," painted several landscapes in the manner of her brother; Mlle. Euphrosine Beernaert, of Ostend, a pupil of L. Kuhnen, painted landscapes characteristic of Zeeland and the Campine. The Brussels Gallery has several of her works, including _Les Vieux Chênes, île de Walcheren_, and a _Lisière de Bois en Hollande_. Before citing the names of the professional women painters who continue to contribute to the fame of the Belgian School, let me say a word in admiration of the talent of sundry "amateurs" (as they are called, to distinguish them from the others), chief among whom is H.R.H. the Comtesse de Flandre. The small-sized portraits in oils painted by the Duchesse d'Ursel are restrained in manner and full of charm. Furthermore, the pastel portraits by the Baroness Lambert de Rothschild attract attention by the richness of their colouring and their firm drawing, while those of the Comtesse Ghislaine de Caraman impress one by their distinction and their style. Madame Philippson, who is at present devoting herself specially to sculpture, has exhibited oil paintings, boldly handled and decorative in effect, and Madame Rolin-Jacquemyns has engraved in most skilful fashion several etchings representing "The Desolate Spots of the Campine."