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François Desportes
(24th Feb, 1661 - 20th Apr, 1743)
Ciel nuageux au soleil couchant
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Photo (C) RMN-Grand Palais (Sèvres, Cité de la céramique) / Martine Beck-Coppola
Sèvres, Cité de la céramique
http://www.sevresciteceramique.fr/
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About the artwork
Title:
Ciel nuageux au soleil couchant
Periods:
18th century
17th century
modern age
Techniques:
oil on paper
Dimensions:
280 x 335
Inventory number:
V2P§2-1814-n°67
Location:
Sèvres, Cité de la céramique
About the author(s)
Author:
François Desportes
Also known as:
Alexandre François Desportes
Alexandre-Francois Desportes
Alexandre-François Des Portes
Francois Desportes
Alexandre Francois Desportes
Born:
24th Feb, 1661
Dead:
20th Apr, 1743
Country:
France
See more about this author on Wikipedia:
Alexandre-François Desportes
(24 February 1661 — 20 April 1743) was a French painter and decorative designer who specialised in animals. Desportes was born in Champigneulle, Ardennes. He studied in Paris, in the studio of the Flemish painter Nicasius Bernaerts, a pupil of Frans Snyders. During a brief soujourn in Poland, 1695–96, he painted portraits of John III Sobieski and Polish aristocrats; after the king's death Desportes returned to Paris, convinced that he should specialise in animals and…
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