Jeanne Hebbelynck (née Dutry, June 20, 1891 - May 8, 1959) was a Belgian artist, children's book illustrator, and designer whose major themes were Roman Catholicism and childhood. She was made a chevalier Order of the Crown (Belgium) on November 14, 1936.

Jeanne Hebbelynck
Portrait of Jeanne Hebbelynck
by Georges Guequier
Born
Jeanne Dutry

(1891-06-20)June 20, 1891
DiedMay 8, 1959(1959-05-08) (aged 67)
NationalityBelgian
Known forChildren's Book Illustration, Design
SpouseLéon Hebbelynck

Her children with Léon Hebbelynck (1878-1951) were Jacques (1915-2003), Martine (1920-1942) and Geneviève (1923).

Hebbelynck's extensive works were published primarily in French, but some were also translated into Flemish and English.

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  • La légende de la Reine Astrid
  • Arlequin
  • Trois Histoires de Noël
  • L'Ane de Bethléem
  • La Merveilleuse Histoire de la Sainte Vierge
  • Cinq Contes de Noël
  • La Prière des Petits
  • Petites Contes de Chez Nous (1938)
  • Les Douzes Fruits du Saint-Esprit
  • Le Petit Communiant
  • Le Manteau de Roi
  • Madones au Pays de Flandre

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  • Guy Zelis, Les intellectuels catholiques en Belgique francophone aux 19e et 20e siècles (Louvain, 2009)
  • Céline Kesteloot, Jeanne Hebbelynck, haar leven en werk, met œuvre-catalogus (Leuven, 2004)
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