Name Jean Vaudechamp | ||
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Born December 20, 1790 Rambervillers, France Notable work Antoine Jacques Philippe de Marigny de Mandeville (portrait)
Portrait of Two Children Died 1866, Neuilly-sur-Seine, France | ||
Jean Joseph Vaudechamp (1790–1866) was a French painter born in Rambervillers, Vosges. He was a pupil of Anne-Louis Girodet de Roussy-Trioson.
New Orleans
The market in Paris was competitive, so in the winter of 1831–32, he went to try his fortunes in New Orleans, Louisiana. The Louisiana Creole people identified with French culture and selected Vaudechamp to paint portraits for them. Over the next ten years he spent winters in New Orleans, and was a leading portrait painter in the region. He died at Neuilly-sur-Seine in 1866.
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