Portret van François Dolez, burgemeester van Mons 1880

"Portret van François Dolez, burgemeester van Mons" is an 1880 portrait print by Belgian artist Auguste Danse (1829-1929). It depicts François Dolez, the mayor of Mons, in a close-up view of his head and shoulders. The print, now in the Rijksmuseum, shows Dolez dressed in a suit with a bowtie, his white hair and beard neatly trimmed. Danse's masterful use of light and shadow gives the portrait a sense of realism and dimensionality, typical of the artist's oeuvre. The artwork is a valuable historical record of the life of François Dolez, a significant figure in Mons during the 19th century.