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in Paris in 1817 and exhibited his work at the Salon between 1831 and 1843. Some of his paintings are displayed at the

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in Avignon, the Palace of Versailles (

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) and the Chateau de Chantilly (

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, Baronne de Feucheres). His historic painting ''La mort de Saphire'' (Fine Art Museum in

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) was exhibited at the Salon in 1843. In 1846 he decorated the church

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in Paris.

Gallery

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References

* Michael Bryan ''Dictionary of painters and engravers: biographical and critical, Volume 2''. 1803 births 1852 deaths 19th-century French painters French male painters French portrait painters Painters from Paris Pupils of Antoine-Jean Gros École des Beaux-Arts alumni 19th-century French male artists {{France-painter-19thC-stub