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19th-century painters of historical subjects

  • Albrecht AdamAlbrecht Adam was born on the 16th of April 1786 in Nördlingen, a small free state in southern Germany. His family lived there until Bavaria occupied the…
  • Antoine-Jean GrosAntoine-Jean Gros entered the world on the 16th of March 1771 in Paris. His father Jean-Antoine Gros worked as a miniature painter while his mother…
  • Jean-Auguste-Dominique IngresJean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres was born on the 29th of August 1780 in Montauban, France. He grew up as the first of seven children to Joseph Ingres and Anne…
  • Paul DelarochePaul Delaroche entered the world on the 17th of July 1797 in Paris. He was born into a family deeply embedded in the art trade as dealers, collectors, and…