Louis Ducis (14 July 1775,

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- 2 March 1847,

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) was a French painter and student of

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Biography

Louis Ducis was instructed by David, whom he partly imitated in his historical pieces, besides which he devoted himself also to

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and portrait painting. His 'Mary Stuart' and 'The Début of Talma' were formerly in the

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. He died in 1847.

References

* * Joan Mut i Arbós, "''Sappho Recalled to Life by Music'': Feminine Emotion and ''raison d'état'' in Neoclassical Napoleonic Painting", ''Music in Art: International Journal for Music Iconography'' XLIII/1-2 (2018), 21–48. 1775 births 1847 deaths 18th-century French painters French male painters 19th-century French painters Pupils of Jacques-Louis David Artists from Versailles 18th-century French male artists {{France-painter-18thC-stub