Valère Adolphe Louis Aze (4 March 1823,

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– 19 March 1884, Paris)Obituary, ''Archives de l'art français'
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Life and work

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; done in oils,

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Meeting with his Son,

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References

External links

More works by Aze
@ ArtNet

@ La Galerie du Faubourg 1823 births 1884 deaths 19th-century French painters French orientalists Painters from Paris {{France-painter-19thC-stub