Charles Dupuis (engraver)
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Charles Dupuis was a French engraver, who engraved many of the paintings from the galleries at Versailles
and the Palais-Royal. He was elected a member of the Académie royale de peinture et de sculpture in 1730. His brother was Nicolas-Gabriel Dupuis
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Versailles
Versailles , a city renowned for its château, the Palace of Versailles, was the de facto capital of the kingdom of France for over a century, from 1682 to 1789. It is now a wealthy suburb of Paris and remains an important administrative and judicial centre...
and the Palais-Royal. He was elected a member of the Académie royale de peinture et de sculpture in 1730. His brother was Nicolas-Gabriel Dupuis
Nicolas-Gabriel Dupuis
Nicolas-Gabriel Dupuis was a French engraver, and the brother of the engraver Charles Dupuis.-Works:*Aeneas saving his father from the burning of Troy, after Van Loo*Adoration of the kings, after Veronese...
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Works
- Earth and Air, after Louis BoullogneLouis BoullogneLouis Boullogne , known as Louis le père, was a French painter.-Life:After spending some years in Italy, Boullogne set up in Paris and made a major contribution to the organisation of the Académie de peinture, where he was a professor until his death.He was talented as a copyist and many anecdotes...
- Saint John in the Desert
- The Marriage of the Virgin, after Van LooVan LooThe French Van Loo family included a number of notable painters:*Jacob van Loo *Jean-Baptiste van Loo .*Charles-André van Loo , brother of Jean-Baptiste....