Alfred-Victor, count de Vigny: Quick Facts

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Born	March 27, 1797 • Loches • France
Died	September 17, 1863 (aged 66) • Paris • France
Notable Works	“Chatterton” • “Cinq-Mars” • “Les Destinées” • “Poémes antiques et modernes” • “Stello” • “The Military Necessity”
Movement / Style	Romanticism

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Vigny, lithograph by Antoine Maurin, 1832

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