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Charles-Auguste van den Berghe

Illustration — Aegisthus discovers the body of Clytemnestra, his entry for the Prix de Rome competition in 1823, for which he won 3rd place Charles-Auguste van den Berghe (1798–1853), was a French painter. He was born in Beauvais as the son of Augustin van den Berghe and became the pupil of Anne-Louis Girodet de Roussy-Trioson. He died in Paris.

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Charles-Auguste van den Berghe

– VAN DEN BERGHE Charles-Auguste, (1798-1853), artiste peintre néo-classique, peintre d’histoire français, élève de Girodet-Trioson et de Gros. Il est né le 12 avril 1798 (23 germinal an 6) à Beauvais, décédé le 17 novembre 1853 à Paris 4e ancien. Il est le fils d’ Augustin van den Berghe, (1756-1843), artiste peintre, professeur à l’école centrale du département de l’Oise, et Marie-Charlotte H

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Born
1798 · Beauvais.
Died
1853 · Paris.
Nationality
France
Occupation
painter · artist
Fields
portrait
Education
Beaux-Arts de Paris
Honours
Knight of the Legion of Honour
Languages
French

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