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Also Known As Claude-Joseph Vernet
Born August 14, 1714 • Avignon • France
Died December 3, 1789 (aged 75) • Paris • France

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“The Mask of Joseph Vernet,” chalk and pastel portrait by Maurice-Quentin de La Tour; in the Musée des Beaux-Arts, Dijon, Fr.
Vernet, Joseph: Mediterranean Harbour at Sunset
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