Alexandre-Jean Dubois-Drahonet (1791 - 1834)

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Alexandre-Jean Dubois-Drahonet

Alexandre-Jean Dubois-Drahonet was a French painter, lithographer, and portraitist. Dubois-Drahonet studied at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris under the landscape painter Jean-Victor Bertin. He gained recognition as a portrait painter, and his clients included members of the French royal family.

Dubois-Drahonet exhibited regularly at the Paris Salon. He also produced genre scenes depicting everyday life, which were characterized by their vivid colors and loose, sketch-like style that captured the immediacy and vitality of his subjects.

In addition to his work as a painter, Dubois-Drahonet was also a skilled lithographer, and he produced a number of lithographic prints based on his own paintings as well as those of other artists. His lithographs were widely admired for their technical skill and ability to capture the essence of his subjects.

Today, Dubois-Drahonet's paintings and lithographs can be found in the collections of museums around the world, including the Louvre Museum in Paris and the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. His work continues to be highly regarded for its innovative approach to landscape and genre painting, and its ability to capture the vitality and beauty of everyday life in 19th-century France.

Date and place of birt:10 july 1791, Paris, France
Date and place of death:6 march 1834, Paris, France
Nationality:France
Period of activity: XIX century
Specialization:Artist, Engraver, Painter, Portraitist
Genre:Genre art, Portrait
Art style:Romanticism

Creators France

Adolf Iosifovich Charlemagne (1826 - 1901)
Adolf Iosifovich Charlemagne
1826 - 1901
Tadeusz Gorecki (1825 - 1868)
Tadeusz Gorecki
1825 - 1868
Albert Marquet (1875 - 1947)
Albert Marquet
1875 - 1947
George Jeannin (1841 - 1925)
George Jeannin
1841 - 1925
Jean-Hippolyte Flandrin (1809 - 1864)
Jean-Hippolyte Flandrin
1809 - 1864
Francoise Gilot (1921 - 2023)
Francoise Gilot
1921 - 2023
Jules Trayer (1824 - 1909)
Jules Trayer
1824 - 1909
Marguerite Gérard (1761 - 1837)
Marguerite Gérard
1761 - 1837
Line Vautrin (1913 - 1997)
Line Vautrin
1913 - 1997
Edgar Maxence (1871 - 1954)
Edgar Maxence
1871 - 1954
Louisa Anne Beresford, Marchioness of Waterford (1818 - 1891)
Louisa Anne Beresford, Marchioness of Waterford
1818 - 1891
André Beaurepaire (1924 - 2012)
André Beaurepaire
1924 - 2012
Paul Pascal (1839 - 1905)
Paul Pascal
1839 - 1905
Gustave Caillebotte (1848 - 1894)
Gustave Caillebotte
1848 - 1894
Franz Korwan (1865 - 1942)
Franz Korwan
1865 - 1942
Francis Jourdain (1876 - 1958)
Francis Jourdain
1876 - 1958

Creators Romanticism

Jakob Maurer (1826 - 1887)
Jakob Maurer
1826 - 1887
Henry Le Jeune (1819 - 1904)
Henry Le Jeune
1819 - 1904
Julius Eduard Helfft (1818 - 1894)
Julius Eduard Helfft
1818 - 1894
Emile Lassalle (1811 - 1871)
Emile Lassalle
1811 - 1871
Louis Derickx (1835 - 1895)
Louis Derickx
1835 - 1895
Gustav Jäger (1808 - 1871)
Gustav Jäger
1808 - 1871
Silvestro Lega (1826 - 1895)
Silvestro Lega
1826 - 1895
Heinrich Maria Seck-Carton (1888 - 1972)
Heinrich Maria Seck-Carton
1888 - 1972
Michele Marieski (1710 - 1743)
Michele Marieski
1710 - 1743
Charles-Philogène Tschaggeny (1815 - 1894)
Charles-Philogène Tschaggeny
1815 - 1894
Simon Quallio (1795 - 1878)
Simon Quallio
1795 - 1878
Joseph Moseley Barber (1811 - 1889)
Joseph Moseley Barber
1811 - 1889
Victor de Grailly (1804 - 1887)
Victor de Grailly
1804 - 1887
Francis Sartorius I (1734 - 1804)
Francis Sartorius I
1734 - 1804
Constant-Joseph Brochart (1816 - 1889)
Constant-Joseph Brochart
1816 - 1889
Francesco Filippini (1853 - 1895)
Francesco Filippini
1853 - 1895
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