Charles Édouard Delort
Charles Édouard Delort (February 4, 1841 – 1895) was a French academic painter who was born in Nimes, France. He grew up in the area around Bordeaux, and entered the naval Academy at 12 years of age. In 1859, he moved to Paris, where he studied with Jean-Léon Gérôme and with Marc-Charles-Gabriel Gleyre.
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Charles Édouard Delort
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- Born
- 1841 · Nîmes.
- Died
- 1895 · Bourron-Marlotte.
- Nationality
- France
- Occupation
- painter · illustrator
- Fields
- painting · visual arts · landscape painting · illustration
- Movements
- anti-clerical art · academic art
- Teachers
- Jean-Léon Gérôme · Charles Gleyre
- Honours
- Knight of the Legion of Honour
- Languages
- French
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Charles Édouard Delort (February 4, 1841 – 1895) was a French academic painter who was born in Nimes, France. He grew up in the area around Bordeaux, and entered the naval Academy at 12 years of age. In 1859, he moved to Paris, where he studied with Jean-Léon Gérôme and with Marc-Charles-Gabriel Gleyre.
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Training under Jean-Léon Gérôme and Charles Gleyre is recorded. The recorded working language is French. The field of work recorded is painting, visual arts and landscape painting. Work by Charles Édouard Delort is recorded in the collections of Detroit Institute of Arts, National Gallery of Athens, Francisque Mandet Museum and Cooper Gallery. Distinctions recorded are Knight of the Legion of Honour.
• Illustration — Friday, c. 1900 • Illustration — Game for the Cardinal, c. 1900 • Illustration — Nymphes et Satyres, 1888, Musée Mandet, Riom
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Charles Édouard Delort (1841-1895)
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Charles Édouard Delort (1841-1895)
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