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Léon Cogniet

French painter (1794-1880) · France · On the map · Artists · Died at 86

Léon Cogniet was a French history and portrait painter. He is probably best remembered as a teacher, with more than one hundred students, some of them notable.

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Awards

Officer of the Legion of Honour
Knight of the Legion of Honour
Prix de Rome for painting
Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order

About this person

Country
France
Category
Artists
Type
Artist
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1794 to 1880 · aged 86