Pierre-Maximilien Delafontaine (1777 – 1 December 1860) was a French painter. After a long illness he re-established himself as a bronze sculptor.

Life

He was born in

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to Jean-Baptiste-Maximilien Delafontaine and Marie-Louise de La Brière. He studied under

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. He exhibited at the Paris Salons 1798 and 1799. According to the Salon catalogues, he lived at 123

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, in the Hôtel d'Aligre. On 23 June 1800 he married Émilie-Claude Herbillon from the

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. He died in Paris.

Works

* ''The Skater (

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)'', 1798 ( Hôtel de la Monnaie) * ''Portrait of

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'', 1799 ( Musée national du Château de Versailles

* ''Portrait of

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'', 19th century

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