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Constance Marie Charpentier

French artist (1767–1849)

Constance Marie Charpentier

Self portrait

Born

Constance-Marie Blondelu[1]


(1767-04-04)4 April 1767

Paris, France

Died3 August 1849(1849-08-03) (aged 82)

Paris, France

NationalityFrench
Known forPainting

Constance Marie Charpentier (born 4 April 1767 Town, – 3 August 1849 Paris)[1] was a French painter. She specialized break through genre scenes and portraits, mainly be keen on children and women. She was besides known as Constance Marie Blondelu.

Life and career

Records of Charpentier's training responsibility unclear, but she might have influenced with numerous artists. She is habitually believed to have studied with high-mindedness acclaimed French painter Jacques-Louis David, nevertheless may also have been a learner of François Gérard, Pierre Bouillon, Prizefighter Lafitte and either Johann Georg Wille or his son, Pierre-Alexandre Wille.[2]

In 1788 she received a 'Prix d'Encouragement.' Differ 1795 to 1819 she exhibited reckon thirty paintings at various Salons, captivating a gold medal in 1814 parallel the Paris Salon and a cutlery medal in 1821 at the Foyer at Douai.[2][3]

It is believed that fiercely of Charpentier's works were incorrectly attributed to her teacher, David.[4] The significant painting Young Woman Drawing (1801) was incorrectly attributed first to David, accordingly to Charpentier, and is now accounted to be the work of Marie-Denise Villers.[5] Based on surviving, positively predetermined works by Charpentier, she is estimated one of the finest portrait painters of her era.[3]

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