DETAILS
- Artist
- Pierre Paul Prud'hon
- Date
- 1793
- Location
- Museum of Fine Arts of Lyon
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Pierre Paul Prud'hon
Pierre-Paul Prud'hon, a French Neo-classical painter, crafted allegories and portraits, notably for both of Napoleon's wives, and was celebrated for his dramatic chiaroscuro.
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