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Alexandre Desgoffe

French landscape painter (1805-1882) · France · On the map · Artists · Died at 77

Alexandre Desgoffe (1805-1882) was a French landscape painter born in Paris. He studied under Ingres, and travelled in Italy from 1837 to 1842. He usually introduced into his landscapes historical or mythological incidents, and he also painted some Biblical subjects.

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Knight of the Legion of Honour

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The Luxembourg Gallery has his Fury of Orestes, and the Museum of Lyons his Cyclops. He decorated the Salle des Etudes of the Bibliothèque Nationale in 1868. He died in Paris in 1882.

Country
France
Category
Artists
Type
Artist
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1805 to 1882 · aged 77