Louis Marie Dominique Romain Robbe (Kortrijk, 17 November 1806 - Brussels, 1887) was a painter, watercolourist and engraver of primarily animal scenes. In the main station Stationswijk-Noord in Kortrijk, the Louis Robbe Square is named after him. This square also houses a bust of the artist. Louis Robbe had a major influence in the art of painting in Belgium because he introduced realism in paintings of animals. He influenced numerous animal painters in Kortrijk, such as Edward Woutermaertens (1819-1897), Joost-Vincent De Vos (1829-1875), Valère Verheust (1841-1881), Louis-Pierre Verwee (1804-1877) (and later on his son Alfred Verwee) and Edmond De Pratere (1826-1888). From 1862 he also gave advice to the landscape painter Euphrosine Beernaert. By his actions, Euphrosine Beernaert began to work on location in the countryside to capture landscapes and animals in a realistic way. He also gave private lessons to the animal painter Joseph Stevens, changing his work from Romantic to a more Realistic style, the start of Belgian naturalism. The painting is in good condition and has an extensive ornamental frame. The size, frame and composition of the painting make it an impressive work. The painting comes from a collector of classical works of art.