Alexandre-Denis-Abel de Pujol or Abel de Pujol (30 January 1785 in

Valenciennes Valenciennes (, also , , ; nl, label=also Dutch, Valencijn; pcd, Valincyinnes or ; la, Valentianae) is a commune in the Nord department, Hauts-de-France, France. It lies on the Scheldt () river. Although the city and region experienced a ...

– 29 September 1861 in Paris) was a French painter. He was a student of

David David (; , "beloved one") (traditional spelling), , ''Dāwūd''; grc-koi, Δαυΐδ, Dauíd; la, Davidus, David; gez , ዳዊት, ''Dawit''; xcl, Դաւիթ, ''Dawitʿ''; cu, Давíдъ, ''Davidŭ''; possibly meaning "beloved one". w ...

and his own students included

Alexandre-Gabriel Decamps Alexandre-Gabriel Decamps (March 3, 1803August 22, 1860) was a French painter noted for his Orientalist works. Life Decamps was born in Paris. In his youth he travelled in the East, and reproduced Oriental life and scenery with a bold fidelity to ...

and

Emile Levy Emil or Emile may refer to: Literature *''Emile, or On Education'' (1762), a treatise on education by Jean-Jacques Rousseau * ''Émile'' (novel) (1827), an autobiographical novel based on Émile de Girardin's early life *''Emil and the Detective ...

. He painted the ceiling of the grand-staircase at the Louvre as well as the galerie de Diane at

Fontainebleau Fontainebleau (; ) is a commune in the metropolitan area of Paris, France. It is located south-southeast of the centre of Paris. Fontainebleau is a sub-prefecture of the Seine-et-Marne department, and it is the seat of the ''arrondissement ...

and the ceiling of the

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. A member of the

Institut de France The (; ) is a French learned society, grouping five , including the Académie Française. It was established in 1795 at the direction of the National Convention. Located on the Quai de Conti in the 6th arrondissement of Paris, the institute ...

, he was an officer of the

légion d'honneur The National Order of the Legion of Honour (french: Ordre national de la Légion d'honneur), formerly the Royal Order of the Legion of Honour ('), is the highest French order of merit, both military and civil. Established in 1802 by Napoleon B ...

Selected works

File:César se rendant au sénat aux Ides de Mars.jpg, File:Execution-of-Mary-Queen-of-Scots.jpg,

Students

Julien Hudson Julien Hudson (January 9, 1811 – 1844) was a 19th-century free man of color who lived in New Orleans. He was a successful painter and art teacher. He was thought to be the first African American by whom a self-portrait is known, however the L ...

, (1811–1844) *

François Debon François Hyppolite Debon (2 December 1807, Paris – 29 February 1872, Paris), was a French painter. He studied under Antoine-Jean Gros and Abel de Pujol, and exhibited at the Paris Salon, where he won several medals, including a third class o ...

, (1816–1872) * Adrienne Marie Louise Grandpierre-Deverzy, (1798–1869) who married him * Auguste Désiré Saint-Quentin, (1833–1906) *

, (1803–1860) *

Alphonse Lami Alphonse Lami (22 June 1822, Paris-17 July 1867, Alexandria) was a French sculptor and Egyptologist of Italian descent. Life He was the son of François Lami (illegitimate son of prince Francesco Borghese) and Louise Hélène Heim (granddaughter ...

, (1822-1867)

Bibliography

*Théodore Pelloquet ''Dictionnaire de poche des artistes contemporains'' Paris 1858 *

Georges Rouget Georges Rouget (26 August 1783 – 9 April 1869) was a neoclassical French painter. Life After studying in the École des Beaux-Arts, Rouget entered David's studio in 1797 and rapidly became his favorite student. Rouget began his professional ...

''Notice sur Abel de Pujol, peintre d'histoire, membre de l'Institut'' typ. de E. Prignet Paris 186
on Googlebooks

External links

Analysis of the work 'Workshop of Abel de Pujol' by Adrienne Marie Louise Grandpierre-Deverzy
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