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Wille Pierre Alexandre
French Painter , 1748--Paris 1821
Painter, son of Jean-Georges Wille. Between 1761 and 1763 he trained under Jean-Baptiste Greuze, who was a friend of his father, and later under Joseph-Marie Vien. Approved by the Acad?mie Royale in 1774, he devoted himself to painting sentimental genre scenes, such as the Last Moments of a Beloved Wife (1784; Cambrai, Mus. Mun.), in Greuze's manner. He also executed paintings for his father to engrave, including French Patriotism (1781) and the Double Reward of Merit (1785; both Bl?rancourt, Cheteau, Mus. N. Coop. Fr.-Amer.).
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Painting ID:: 31056
Les Derniers moments d'une epouse cherie
mk71
Toile
H.1.14
L.1.32
Musee du Cambrai
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Painting ID:: 96211
The Guardian
19th century
Medium oil on panel
Dimensions 93 X 68 cm
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Wille Pierre Alexandre
French Painter , 1748--Paris 1821
Painter, son of Jean-Georges Wille. Between 1761 and 1763 he trained under Jean-Baptiste Greuze, who was a friend of his father, and later under Joseph-Marie Vien. Approved by the Acad?mie Royale in 1774, he devoted himself to painting sentimental genre scenes, such as the Last Moments of a Beloved Wife (1784; Cambrai, Mus. Mun.), in Greuze's manner. He also executed paintings for his father to engrave, including French Patriotism (1781) and the Double Reward of Merit (1785; both Bl?rancourt, Cheteau, Mus. N. Coop. Fr.-Amer.).
. Related Artists to Wille Pierre Alexandre: | Alden J Weir | Philip James de Loutherbourg | Basilius Besler | eduard hanslick | Anselm Feuerbach |
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