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Adèle Ferrand

Adèle Ferrand (20 October 1817 – 1 April 1848) was a 19th-century French painter and draughtswoman on the island of La Réunion in the southwestern Indian Ocean. Adèle Ferrand was born in Nancy, Ferrand became very early a master of the Romantic school before settling in the colony then called Bourbon to follow her husband, half-brother of the extremely rich Gabriel Le Coat de Kerveguen. She died at the age of 30 from typhoid fever in the island of La Réunion.

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Adèle Ferrand

Self-portrait of Adèle Ferrand. The artist is wearing a white dress and is holding a red book.

Adèle Ferrand · Iconothèque de l'Océan Indien · Public domain

Full name
Julie Adèle Ferrand.
Born
1817. · Nancy.
Died
1848. · Saint-Pierre.
Nationality
France.
Occupation
painter.
Known for
Self-portrait and Portrait of Denis François Le Coat de Kerveguen.
Languages
French.

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Adèle Ferrand (20 October 1817 – 1 April 1848) was a 19th-century French painter and draughtswoman on the island of La Réunion in the southwestern Indian Ocean. Adèle Ferrand was born in Nancy, Ferrand became very early a master of the Romantic school before settling in the colony then called Bourbon to follow her husband, half-brother of the extremely rich Gabriel Le Coat de Kerveguen. She died at the age of 30 from typhoid fever in the island of La Réunion.

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