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Fénélon returns a Stolen Cow to a Peasant by Louis Hersent

Fénélon returns a Stolen Cow to a Peasant

Louis Hersent · 1810

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Artist
Louis Hersent
Date
1810
Location
Nationalmuseum
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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