Alexandre-François Caminade (14 December 1783 – May 1862) was a French painter. Caminade was born and died in

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. He was a

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ist and a

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painter. He was

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's pupil.

Main works

*''Flight into Egypt'', St. Etienne du Mont, France *''

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'', St. Etienne du Mont, France *''Adoration of the Magi'', St. Etienne du Mont, France *''The Levite of Ephraim'', Versailles *''Entry of the French into Antwerp'', Versailles *''St. Theresa Receiving the Last Sacrament'', Notre Dame de Lorette

Portraits

* '' Françoise-Marie de Bourbon, 1834 * ''

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'', s. XIX, Mairie de Nozières y

Château de Versailles The Palace of Versailles ( ; french: Château de Versailles ) is a former royal residence built by King Louis XIV located in Versailles, about west of Paris, France. The palace is owned by the French Republic and since 1995 has been managed, u ...

Gallery

File:Francoise Marie de Bourbon par Caminade Alexandre-François.jpg, The

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(1834)

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1783 births 1862 deaths Painters from Paris 19th-century French painters French male painters Burials at the Cemetery of Saint-Louis, Versailles 19th-century French male artists 18th-century French male artists {{France-painter-18thC-stub