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François Dubois (19th century)

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François Dubois
François Dubois, Self-portrait
Born1790
France
Died1871
NationalityFrench
Known forPainter
StyleNeoclassical
MovementOrientalist

François Dubois (1790–1871) was a French neoclassical and Orientalist painter.

Life and career

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François Dubois (1790–1871) was a French neoclassical painter. He made several large oil paintings on historical subjects such as l'Érection de l'obélisque de Louqsor sur la place de la Concorde ("The erection of the Luxor obelisk on the place de la Concorde", on view at the Musée Carnavalet in Paris) and mythological subjects such as Le Sommeil d'Oreste ("The Dream of Orestes", which is at the Musée des Beaux-Arts in Quimper, France). Some of his works are also displayed at the Palace of Versailles.[1]

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Pierre Pinon (1995). L'hospice de Charenton: temple de la raison ou folie de l'archéologie (in French). Mardaga. pp. 143–155. ISBN 978-2-87009-371-9. Retrieved March 8, 2010.