Fragonard, Alexandre-Évariste |
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BORN 26 Oct 1780, Grasse, Alpes-Maritimes - DIED 10 Nov 1850, Paris GRAVE LOCATION Paris: Cimetière de Montmartre, 20 Avenue Rachel (division 21) |
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Alexandre-Évariste Fragonard was the son of the famous painter Jean-Honoré Fragonard. Possibly the painter Marguerite Gérard was his mother, but he was raised by his father's wife Marie-Anne Fragonard, who was Marguerite's sister. He was trained as a painter by his father and by Jacques-Louis David. His painting "François Ier armé chevalier" is at the Louvre in Paris and he painted "François Ier recevant le Primatice" for a ceiling of that same Louvre. He also worked as a sculptor and he created the pediment of the Chambre des Députés as well as a large statue of Pichegru at Besancón in 1829. This statue no longer exists. Related persons • was pupil of David, Jacques-Louis |
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 The grave of Alexandre Fragonard at the Montmartre Cimetière, Paris. Picture by Androom (05 Nov 2017) |
