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

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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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Born at Beauvais in 1798, died in Paris in 1853.
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Charles-Auguste van den Berghe (30 April 1798 – 17 November 1853) is described as an artist in the authority records of the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek. Charles-Auguste van den Berghe was born on 30 April 1798 in Beauvais and died on 17 November 1853 in Paris.
Charles-Auguste van den Berghe studied at Beaux-Arts de Paris. The recorded working language is French. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are portrait. Places of work recorded in the authority are Paris. Distinctions recorded are Knight of the Legion of Honour.
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