François-Claudius Compte-Calix
Illustration — Portrait of the Marchioness of Itamaraty; now in the Museu Histório e Diplomático in Rio de Janeiro • Illustration — Portrait of the Count of Itamaraty François-Claudius Compte-Calix (1813–1880) was a French painter known for genre subjects and portraits. He was born in Lyons and studied in the fine art school of his native city, and in the studio of J. He first exhibited at the Paris Salon in 1840. His Vieil Ami, painted in 1863, was in the International Exhibition at Paris in 1867.
Also recorded as Comte Francois Claudius · Francois Claudius · Francois Claudius Compte-Calix · François Claudius Compte-Calix
François-Claudius Compte-Calix
![A young Moorish man smoking a long-stemmed pipe. Coloured etching by Préval, mid-19th century, after F.C. Compte-Calix, 184-., [after August 1841], by François-Claudius Compte-Calix](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/V0019260/full/1280,/0/default.jpg)
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- Born
- 1813. · Lyon.
- Died
- 1880. · Chazay-d'Azergues.
- Nationality
- France.
- Languages
- French.
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Illustration — Portrait of the Marchioness of Itamaraty; now in the Museu Histório e Diplomático in Rio de Janeiro • Illustration — Portrait of the Count of Itamaraty François-Claudius Compte-Calix (1813–1880) was a French painter known for genre subjects and portraits. He was born in Lyons and studied in the fine art school of his native city, and in the studio of J. He first exhibited at the Paris Salon in 1840. His Vieil Ami, painted in 1863, was in the International Exhibition at Paris in 1867.
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He died in Chazay d'Azergues near Lyons in 1880.
He also worked under the name Compte-Calix, Francois Claudius. The authorities additionally record the headings Comte Francois Claudius, Francois Claudius, Francois Claudius Compte-Calix, François Claudius Compte-Calix and Comte Claudius. His recorded language was French. He married Céleste Compte-Calix.
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François-Claudius Compte-Calix is recorded as painter, illustrator, lithographer, watercolorist and graphic artist.
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1813
François-Claudius Compte-Calix was born in 1813 at Lyon.
1880
François-Claudius Compte-Calix died in 1880 at Chazay-d'Azergues.
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Lyon.
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Compte-Calix, François Claudius, Oxford Art Online, 2003
Compte-Calix, François Claudius, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011
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