Louis-Edouard Dubufe 1819-1883 French
Son of Claude-Marie Dubufe. He was trained by his father and then by Paul Delaroche. He first appeared at the Salon in 1839 with the Annunciation, a Huntress and a portrait, winning a third class medal. He followed this in 1840 with an episode in the life of St Elisabeth of Hungary, which won him a second class medal; in 1844 he won a first class medal with Bathsheba and a genre scene set in the 15th century (all untraced). Portrait of Eugenie de Montijo 1853(1853)
Medium Oil on canvas
Dimensions 138 x 98 cm (54.3 x 38.6 in)
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