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ā€œChildren of Edward,ā€ oil painting by Paul Delaroche, 1830; in the Louvre, Paris
ā€œChildren of Edward,ā€ oil painting by Paul Delaroche, 1830; in the Louvre, Paris

Paul Delaroche

French painter
Also known as: Hippolyte-Paul Delaroche
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Paul Delaroche (born July 17, 1797, Parisā€”died Nov. 4, 1859, Paris) was a painter whose painstakingly realistic historical subjects made him one of the most successful academic artists of mid-19th-century France. Delarocheā€™s father was an art expert, his uncle was curator of the Cabinet des Estampes, and his brother was the painter Jules-Hippolyte Delaroche. In 1832 he became a professor at the Ɖcole Nationale SupĆ©rieure des Beaux-Arts and was made a member of the institute....

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