Houry, Charles |
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BORN 21 Jun 1829, Soignies, Hainaut - DIED 14 Jan 1898, Paris: 11e BIRTH NAME Houry, Charles Baromé Antoine GRAVE LOCATION Paris: Père Lachaise, Rue du Repos 16 (division 80, avenue Circulaire, ligne 01 (Moiroux: N-6)) |
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Charles Houry was a Belgian painter whose family came from Luxembourg. He painted genre scenes and portraits and he was also a porcelain painter. He studied with Léon Cogniet and at the same time he worked at the Sèvres porcelain factory. From 1850 onward he exhibited at the Salon in Paris. He obtained French citizenship and he married the feminist Anna Houry on 5 October 1853. His work includes "Samson et Delilah" (1850) and "La mort de Charles le Téméraire devant Nancy" (1852). Family • Wife: Houry, Anna (1853-1898) Related persons • was pupil of Cogniet, Léon |
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 The grave of Charles Houry at the Cimetière du Père Lachaise, Paris. Picture by Androom (08 Feb 2025) |
Sources • Charles Houry - Wikipédia (FR) |
