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François Bouchot (1800–1842) was a French painter and engraver born in Paris in 1800. He studied engraving under Richomme, and then became a pupil of Regnault, and subsequently of Lethière, and obtained the '
François Bouchot (1800–1842) was a French painter and engraver born in Paris in 1800. He studied engraving under Richomme, and then became a pupil of Regnault, and subsequently of Lethière, and obtained the 'grand prix de Rome
The Prix de Rome () or Grand Prix de Rome was a French scholarship for arts students, initially for painters and sculptors, that was established in 1663 during the reign of Louis XIV of France. Winners were awarded a bursary that allowed them t ...
' in 1823. He exhibited at the Salon from 1824 till his death, which occurred in Paris in 1842. A ''Drunken Silenus'' by him is in the Lille Gallery, and the ''Burial of General Marceau'' in the Mairie
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at Chartres. He was also celebrated for his portraits.
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* 19th-century French painters French male painters French engravers 19th-century engravers 1800 births 1842 deaths Painters from Paris Prix de Rome for painting 19th-century French male artists 18th-century French male artists {{France-artist-stub