Pierre Jean David d'Angers

Pierre Jean David d'Angers

French Artist · 1788–1856

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At age twenty, with eleven francs in his pocket, Pierre-Jean David d'Angers arrived in Paris and began working in Philippe-Laurent Roland's studio. Later, as a winner of the Prix de Rome, he studied antiquities in Italy, where he met Antonio Canova and absorbed current trends in Neoclassical art. Yet, regarding sculpture as "the recorder of posterity," he often tempered the classicizing elements i

Adèle Hugo (née Foucher, wife of Victor Hugo) (d. 1868)

Adèle Hugo (née Foucher, wife of Victor Hugo) (d. 1868)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art · 1828

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Alfred Comte de Vigny (1797–1863), French poet and Member of the Academy

Alfred Comte de Vigny (1797–1863), French poet and Member of the Academy

The Metropolitan Museum of Art · 19th century

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Alphonse de Gisors (1796–1866)

Alphonse de Gisors (1796–1866)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art · 1827

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Alphonse de Lamartine

Alphonse de Lamartine

The Metropolitan Museum of Art · 1830, cast before 1856

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Amelia Opie (née Alderson), English novelist and moral writer (1769–1853)

Amelia Opie (née Alderson), English novelist and moral writer (1769–1853)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art · 19th century

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André Chénier, Poet (1762–1794)

André Chénier, Poet (1762–1794)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art · cast between 1844 and 1856

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Andrée Marie Constant Dumeril (1774–1860), French physician and zoologist

Andrée Marie Constant Dumeril (1774–1860), French physician and zoologist

The Metropolitan Museum of Art · 1828

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Antoine Etienne Renaud Augustin Serres (1786–1866), French physician and anthropologist

Antoine Etienne Renaud Augustin Serres (1786–1866), French physician and anthropologist

The Metropolitan Museum of Art · 1838

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Antoine-Jean Gros

Antoine-Jean Gros

The Metropolitan Museum of Art · 1832

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Bust of Mary Robinson

Bust of Mary Robinson

Getty Museum · 1824

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Charles Nicolas Baron Fabvier (1783–1855), French soldier and volunteer in War of Greek Independence

Charles Nicolas Baron Fabvier (1783–1855), French soldier and volunteer in War of Greek Independence

The Metropolitan Museum of Art · 1828

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Delphine Gay

Delphine Gay

The Metropolitan Museum of Art · 1828

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Emmanuel-Augustin-Dieudonné-Marin-Joseph, comte de Las Cases

Emmanuel-Augustin-Dieudonné-Marin-Joseph, comte de Las Cases

The Metropolitan Museum of Art · 1830

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Evariste Boulay-Paty (1804–1864), French poet

Evariste Boulay-Paty (1804–1864), French poet

The Metropolitan Museum of Art · 1847

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Fame (one of a pair)

Fame (one of a pair)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art · ca. 1835

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Ferdinand Victor Eugène Delacroix (1798–1863)

Ferdinand Victor Eugène Delacroix (1798–1863)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art · 1828

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Ferdinand Victor Eugène Delacroix (1798–1863)

Ferdinand Victor Eugène Delacroix (1798–1863)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art · 1828

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François Charles Hugues Laurent Pouqueville (1770–1838), French traveler in the Orient and man-of-letters

François Charles Hugues Laurent Pouqueville (1770–1838), French traveler in the Orient and man-of-letters

The Metropolitan Museum of Art · 1827

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François Marie Granet (1777–1849)

François Marie Granet (1777–1849)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art · 1827

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François-Noël Babeuf

François-Noël Babeuf

The Metropolitan Museum of Art · 1844–56

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François René Auguste Vicomte de Chateaubriand (1768–1848), French statesman and man-of-letters

François René Auguste Vicomte de Chateaubriand (1768–1848), French statesman and man-of-letters

The Metropolitan Museum of Art · 19th century

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General Bonchamp Shown in a Pose Designed for His Tomb (recto); Three Figures after Poussin (verso)

General Bonchamp Shown in a Pose Designed for His Tomb (recto); Three Figures after Poussin (verso)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art · 19th century

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George Canning (1770–1827), British conservative statesman

George Canning (1770–1827), British conservative statesman

The Metropolitan Museum of Art · 1827

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George Sand (Armandine Lucile Aurore Dupin, Baroness Dudevant), French novelist (1804–1876)

George Sand (Armandine Lucile Aurore Dupin, Baroness Dudevant), French novelist (1804–1876)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art · 1830

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Gioachino Rossini (1792–1868), Italian composer

Gioachino Rossini (1792–1868), Italian composer

The Metropolitan Museum of Art · 1829

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Godefroid Cavaignac (1798–1845), French republican editor and politician

Godefroid Cavaignac (1798–1845), French republican editor and politician

The Metropolitan Museum of Art · 1834

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Guillaume Xavier Labbey de Pompiéres (1751–1831), French orator and polititian

Guillaume Xavier Labbey de Pompiéres (1751–1831), French orator and polititian

The Metropolitan Museum of Art · 1829

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Hughes Bernard Maret, Duc de Bassano (1763–1839)

Hughes Bernard Maret, Duc de Bassano (1763–1839)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art · 1835

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James Fenimore Cooper (1789–1851), American novelist

James Fenimore Cooper (1789–1851), American novelist

The Metropolitan Museum of Art · 19th century

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Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres (1780–1867)

Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres (1780–1867)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art · 1826

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Jean François Bodin (1776–1829), French civil-servant and historian

Jean François Bodin (1776–1829), French civil-servant and historian

The Metropolitan Museum of Art · 1828

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Jeremy Bentham

Jeremy Bentham

The Metropolitan Museum of Art · modeled ca. 1830, cast before 1844

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John Frederick Blumenbach (1752–1841), German physician and physiologist

John Frederick Blumenbach (1752–1841), German physician and physiologist

The Metropolitan Museum of Art · 1834

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Judith Pasta (1798–1865), Italian singer

Judith Pasta (1798–1865), Italian singer

The Metropolitan Museum of Art · 1828

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L'Abbé (Felicité Robert) de Lamennais (1782–1854), French ecclesiastic and theorist

L'Abbé (Felicité Robert) de Lamennais (1782–1854), French ecclesiastic and theorist

The Metropolitan Museum of Art · 1831

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Laurent Gouvion Saint-Cyr (1764–1830), Marshal of France, Minister of War 1815–1821

Laurent Gouvion Saint-Cyr (1764–1830), Marshal of France, Minister of War 1815–1821

The Metropolitan Museum of Art · 1832 (?)

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Lazare Carnot

Lazare Carnot

The Metropolitan Museum of Art · 19th century

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Louis Prudhomme (1752–1830), French journalist and pamphleteer

Louis Prudhomme (1752–1830), French journalist and pamphleteer

The Metropolitan Museum of Art · 1828

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Marat

Marat

The Metropolitan Museum of Art · mid-19th century after a model of 1830

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Marie Henry Beyle (1783–1842), French novelist and critic, better known by his nom de plume "De Stendhal"

Marie Henry Beyle (1783–1842), French novelist and critic, better known by his nom de plume "De Stendhal"

The Metropolitan Museum of Art · 1829

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Marie-Jean-Antoine-Nicolas de Caritat, marquis de Condorcet

Marie-Jean-Antoine-Nicolas de Caritat, marquis de Condorcet

The Metropolitan Museum of Art · 1831

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Marshal Soult (1769–1851)

Marshal Soult (1769–1851)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art · 1843

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Mary Somerville (née Fairfax), Scottish mathematician and astronomer (1780–1872)

Mary Somerville (née Fairfax), Scottish mathematician and astronomer (1780–1872)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art · 19th century

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Maurice Etienne Comte de Gerard, (1773–1852), Marshal of France

Maurice Etienne Comte de Gerard, (1773–1852), Marshal of France

The Metropolitan Museum of Art · 1830

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Maximilien Marie Isidore Robespierre (1758–1794), French revolutionary and investigator of "the Terror"

Maximilien Marie Isidore Robespierre (1758–1794), French revolutionary and investigator of "the Terror"

The Metropolitan Museum of Art · 19th century

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Medallion of the Marquis de Lafayette

Medallion of the Marquis de Lafayette

The Metropolitan Museum of Art · 1830

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Nicolas Toussaint Charlet (1792–1845), French painter of battle-pieces

Nicolas Toussaint Charlet (1792–1845), French painter of battle-pieces

The Metropolitan Museum of Art · 1828

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Sheet of Studies:  Three Male Heads, a Lion and a Mouse

Sheet of Studies: Three Male Heads, a Lion and a Mouse

The Metropolitan Museum of Art · 1800–1856

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Thaddeus Kosciuszko, Polish patriot (1746–1817)

Thaddeus Kosciuszko, Polish patriot (1746–1817)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art · 19th century

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Victor Cousin (1792–1867), French philosopher

Victor Cousin (1792–1867), French philosopher

The Metropolitan Museum of Art · 1829

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Victor Hugo

Victor Hugo

The Metropolitan Museum of Art · late 19th century

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Youthful portrait of Victor Hugo (1802–1885), French poet and novelist

Youthful portrait of Victor Hugo (1802–1885), French poet and novelist

The Metropolitan Museum of Art · 1828

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