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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 s ...
– 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. 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 m ...
, 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 ...
.


Selected works

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


Students

* Julien Hudson, (1811–1844) * François Debon, (1816–1872) * Adrienne Marie Louise Grandpierre-Deverzy, (1798–1869) who married him * Auguste Désiré Saint-Quentin, (1833–1906) *
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 ...
, (1803–1860) * Alphonse Lami, (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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