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Two Figures in a Landscape by Louis Hersent

Two Figures in a Landscape

Louis Hersent · 1819

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DETAILS
Artist
Louis Hersent
Date
1819
Medium
Lithograph on paper
Location
Art Institute of Chicago
Collection
Prints and Drawings
Culture
France
Credit line
John H. Wrenn Memorial Collection
ART MOVEMENTS
Classicism
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THE ARTIST

Louis Hersent

1777–1860 · France

Prize-winning pupil of David who became the painter of choice for three French kings during the turbulent Restoration.

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