Louis-Félix Amiel
Louis-Félix Amiel | |
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Portrait of Louis-Félix Amiel by Eugène Devéria (1837) | |
| Born | 3 March 1802 |
| Died | 4 February 1864 (aged 61) |
| Alma mater | Beaux-Arts de Paris |
| Known for | "Portraits of Kings of France" |
| Spouse | Jeanne Crusol |
| Father | Jean-Baptiste Amiel |
Louis Félix Amiel, (1802-1864) was a French portrait painter, was born at Castelnaudary (Aude). He was a pupil of Baron Gros from 1823 to 1825. He would study at the Beaux-Arts de Paris and specialized in portraiture. He participated in the Salon from 1833 until 1849.
He is most famous for being a major contributor to the series "Portraits of Kings of France", commissioned by King Louis Philippe I from 1837 to 1838.
He died at Joinville-le-Pont in 1864.
References
- This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Bryan, Michael (1886). "Amiel, Louis Félix". In Graves, Robert Edmund (ed.). Bryan's Dictionary of Painters and Engravers (A–K). Vol. I (3rd ed.). London: George Bell & Sons.