Célestin-François Nanteuil-Lebœuf, known as Célestin Nanteuil, (11 July 1813 – 6 September 1873) was a French painter, engraver and illustrator closely tied to the

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in France. He was born in Rome of French parents who were part of

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's entourage. Nanteuil entered the

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in 1827, where he studied under

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, and then worked in the studio of

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. In 1848, he was made Director of

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and later became the curator of the Musée des beaux-arts in

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. Université de Liège Collections artistiques
Célestin NANTEUIL (Rome, 1813 - Marlotte, 1873)
Retrieved 27 July 2012 . He died in

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at the age of 60. His elder brother, Charles-François, was a noted sculptor who won the

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in 1817.

References

Further reading * Champfleury, ''Le drame amoureux de Célestin Nanteuil, d'après des lettres inédites adressées à Marie Dorval.'' Paris, Dentu et Cie, 1887 * Aristide Marie, ''Un Imagier romantique - Célestin Nanteuil peintre, aquafortiste et lithographe'', Paris, Carteret, 1910 * Aristide Marie, ''Célestin Nanteuil. Peintre, Acquafortiste et Lithographe 1813-1873'', Paris, H. Floury, 1924 * Marcus Osterwalder, ''Dictionnaire des Illustrateurs. 1800-1914'' (Illustrateurs, caricaturistes et affichistes), Paris, Hubschmid & Bouret, 1983, p. 744-745

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