Claim: Frans Verhas, who received his initial art training from his father, was influenced by painter Alfred Stevens and was known for his portraits of women.
Evidence: Frans Verhas or Franz Verhas (Dendermonde, 1827 – Schaerbeek, 1897) was a Belgian painter. He is known for his portraits and genre scenes of women and children set in luxurious bourgeois homes. Frans received his initial art training from his father along with his younger brother Jan (or Jan Frans). His principal subject matter and style of painting was influenced by the Belgian painter Alfred Stevens, who had made a career as a society painter of elegant women in Paris. Frans Verhas was known for his portraits of women and genre paintings set in luxurious bourgeois homes.