Charles Fortin
Illustration — Chouans, 1853, now in the Palais des Beaux-Arts de Lille Charles Fortin (Paris in 1815 – Paris in 1865) was a French genre and landscape painter.
Charles Fortin
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- Born
- 1815 · Paris.
- Died
- 1865 · Paris.
- Nationality
- France
- Occupation
- painter
- Teachers
- Camille Roqueplan · Joseph Beaume
- Languages
- French
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Illustration — Chouans, 1853, now in the Palais des Beaux-Arts de Lille Charles Fortin (Paris in 1815 – Paris in 1865) was a French genre and landscape painter.
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Charles Fortin (1815–1865) was a French painter. The painter was born and died in Paris. Charles Fortin lived in former 3rd arrondissement of Paris.
Languages used include French. Works by the painter are held at Museum of Grenoble and Palais des Beaux-Arts de Lille.
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Training under Camille Roqueplan and Joseph Beaume is recorded. The recorded working language is French. Residence is recorded at former 3rd arrondissement of Paris. Work by Charles Fortin is recorded in the collections of Palais des Beaux-Arts de Lille and Museum of Grenoble.
Fortin, born in Paris in 1815, was the son of Augustin Félix Fortin. He studied under Beaume and Roqueplan, and first exhibited in 1835. He died in Paris in 1865.
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Amongst his works are: • The Rag-seller. • The Return to the Cottage. • The Chimney Corner. • The Butcher's Shop. • The Village Barber. • Chouans. 1853. (Lille Museum.) • The Blessing. (Luxembourg Gallery.) • The Music Lesson. • The Smoker. 1855. • During Vespers, Morbihan. (Paris Exhibition, 1855.) • Rustic Interior. 1859. • The Country Tailor. 1861. • Between two Halts. 1864.
Entrée d'une église gothique. Au milieu, une femme tenant un enfant; près d'elle, une petite fille. A droite, un homme s'appuie contre la muraille; du même côté, un homme âgé et une jeune femme sont assis. A gauche, un vieillard prosterné, un homme et une femme debout. Sur le devant, une veille femme, à genoux, s’appuie sur une jeune fille.
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1815
Charles Fortin born at Paris.
1865
Charles Fortin died at Paris.
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former 3rd arrondissement of Paris
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