Printed: 2025-05-24
Meulendijck, Joseph
Identity
Category
Person (Male)
Alternative name or descriptor
- American Art Studio (at Montagne de la Cour and Place de la Chapelle)
Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules
Status
- Professional
Details
Life dates
Brussels - Laeken, 1867 - ?, ?
Activity
1898 - 1899 Bruxelles - Saint-Gilles, Boulevard Jamar, 47
° 16.10.1867. Recorded as a photographer living in Brussels - Saint-Gilles at the occasion of his wedding in Brussels - Saint-Josse on 19.2.1898. His mother, Anne Catherine Zanders (° Antwerp, 2.9.1839), was also recorded as a photographer living in Brussels - Saint-Gilles.
1900 - 1901 Malines, "de Kraai"
Coloured photographs displayed on the premises of Jef Van Elst. According to a press report, Meulendijck had been staying in Mechelen for three months, having previously operated in Brussels, Mons and Ostend (Gazet van Mechelen, 6.1.1901).
1900 - 1902 Bruxelles - Saint-Josse, Rue Verte, 70
"Muylendyk" in the directory.
1901 - 1903 Bruxelles, Vieille Halle aux Blés, 41
Predecessor: Scut(e)naire Alphonse Successor: Ragot G.
On CV, "Vieille Halle au Blé" [sic]. Domiciled at no. 44 in 1900 and 1901.
1902 - 1907 / Bruxelles, Place de la Chapelle, 28<02-03> or 14<05-07>
Predecessor: Weck Jules Successor: Van Geyt Eugène & Cie
Sometimes spelled "Meulendyck" or "Meulendyk". Domiciled at no. 14 from 23.12.1901 to 4.11.1907. Recorded as the director of the "American Art Studio" at this address in 1907. "Specialised in large pencil portraits. Frames made in all styles". Subsequently left for Brussels - Forest. After his departure, the studio continued operating under its trade name at this address until 1911.
1904 - 1905 Bruxelles, Montagne de la Cour, 14
Successor: Wolff H.
° 16.10.1867. Recorded as a photographer living in Brussels - Saint-Gilles at the occasion of his wedding in Brussels - Saint-Josse on 19.2.1898. His mother, Anne Catherine Zanders (° Antwerp, 2.9.1839), was also recorded as a photographer living in Brussels - Saint-Gilles.
1900 - 1901 Malines, "de Kraai"
Coloured photographs displayed on the premises of Jef Van Elst. According to a press report, Meulendijck had been staying in Mechelen for three months, having previously operated in Brussels, Mons and Ostend (Gazet van Mechelen, 6.1.1901).
1900 - 1902 Bruxelles - Saint-Josse, Rue Verte, 70
"Muylendyk" in the directory.
1901 - 1903 Bruxelles, Vieille Halle aux Blés, 41
Predecessor: Scut(e)naire Alphonse Successor: Ragot G.
On CV, "Vieille Halle au Blé" [sic]. Domiciled at no. 44 in 1900 and 1901.
1902 - 1907 / Bruxelles, Place de la Chapelle, 28<02-03> or 14<05-07>
Predecessor: Weck Jules Successor: Van Geyt Eugène & Cie
Sometimes spelled "Meulendyck" or "Meulendyk". Domiciled at no. 14 from 23.12.1901 to 4.11.1907. Recorded as the director of the "American Art Studio" at this address in 1907. "Specialised in large pencil portraits. Frames made in all styles". Subsequently left for Brussels - Forest. After his departure, the studio continued operating under its trade name at this address until 1911.
1904 - 1905 Bruxelles, Montagne de la Cour, 14
Successor: Wolff H.
Locations
1898 - 1899 Bruxelles - Saint-Gilles, Boulevard Jamar, 47
1900 - 1901 Malines, "de Kraai"
1900 - 1902 Bruxelles - Saint-Josse, Rue Verte, 70
1901 - 1903 Bruxelles, Vieille Halle aux Blés, 41
1902 - 1907 / Bruxelles, Place de la Chapelle, 28<02-03> or 14<05-07>
1904 - 1905 Bruxelles, Montagne de la Cour, 14
1900 - 1901 Malines, "de Kraai"
1900 - 1902 Bruxelles - Saint-Josse, Rue Verte, 70
1901 - 1903 Bruxelles, Vieille Halle aux Blés, 41
1902 - 1907 / Bruxelles, Place de la Chapelle, 28<02-03> or 14<05-07>
1904 - 1905 Bruxelles, Montagne de la Cour, 14
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Bibliography/Webography
Context
Affiliations
Management
Record source
DIRECTORY_1997#3052
Status
Level of detail
Dates of creation/revision
SFJ revised 17.1.2018 & 1.5.2018; SFJ revised 15.12.2020 based on information supplied by M. Demaeght; MD revised 7.8.2023 & 21.2.2024; MD revised 14.4.2025 based on information supplied by Marc De Clercq