François Antoine Léon Fleury
Illustration — View of the village of Cagnes, near Antibes François Antoine Léon Fleury (c. 1804) was a French landscape painter born in Paris. He was the son of Antoine Claude Fleury, under whom he at first studied, and then under Bertin and Hersent.
Also recorded as Léon Fleury · Leon-Francois-Antoine Fleury · Leon Francois Antoine Fleury · Francois Antoine Leon Fleury
François Antoine Léon Fleury
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- Born
- 1804 · Paris.
- Died
- 1858 · Paris.
- Nationality
- France
- Occupation
- painter
- Fields
- landscape
- Education
- Beaux-Arts de Paris
- Languages
- French
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Illustration — View of the village of Cagnes, near Antibes François Antoine Léon Fleury (c. 1804) was a French landscape painter born in Paris. He was the son of Antoine Claude Fleury, under whom he at first studied, and then under Bertin and Hersent.
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Between 1827 and 1830 he made a sketching tour in France and the neighbouring countries. He occasionally painted figure subjects, such as The Baptism of Christ, at the church of St. Marguerite, and St. Genevieve, at St. Étienne-du-Mont, Paris. He died in 1858. Amongst his works are: • A View of the Ponte Ratto, Rome. • Wood in Normandy. (Bar-le-Duc Museum.) • View on the Road to Genoa, near Nice. (Amiens Museum.) • Pasturage in Normandy, near Trouville. • Water and Mill at Coutivert. • View on the Coast of Genoa. (Orléans Museum.) • The Tomb of Caecilia Metella. (National Gallery of Art, Washington)
François Antoine Léon Fleury studied at Beaux-Arts de Paris. Camille Bernier and Léon-Charles Flahaut are recorded as having studied under François Antoine Léon Fleury. The recorded working language is French. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are landscape. Places of work recorded in the authority are Paris. Work by François Antoine Léon Fleury is recorded in the collections of Metropolitan Museum of Art, Bowes Museum, Musée Carnavalet, National Gallery and Musée national de Malmaison et Bois-Préau.
The authorities additionally record the headings Léon Fleury, Leon-Francois-Antoine Fleury, Leon Francois Antoine Fleury, Francois Antoine Leon Fleury and Leon Fleury. His recorded language was French. He was the child of Antoine-Claude Fleury. One child is recorded: Emma Fleury.
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1804
François Antoine Léon Fleury born at Paris.
1858
François Antoine Léon Fleury died at Paris.
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François Antoine Léon Fleury studied at Beaux-Arts de Paris. Each of those relationships is stated by the authority record rather than inferred from style.
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