Georges Merle
Illustration — L'Envoûteuse (The Sorceress), oil on canvas, Georges Merle, 1883. Birmingham Museum of Art Georges Merle (1851–1886) was a French painter known for his outstanding command of the female form. He often submitted works to the Salon in Paris.
Also recorded as Georges Hugues Merle
Georges Merle
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- Born
- 1851 · Paris.
- Died
- 1886
- Nationality
- France
- Occupation
- painter
- Fields
- portrait
- Known for
- The Sorceress
- Languages
- French
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Illustration — L'Envoûteuse (The Sorceress), oil on canvas, Georges Merle, 1883. Birmingham Museum of Art Georges Merle (1851–1886) was a French painter known for his outstanding command of the female form. He often submitted works to the Salon in Paris.
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His father, Hugues Merle, was also a painter.
Georges Merle is recorded with the occupation painter. Recorded as a citizen of France. Classed in the genre portrait.
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1851
Georges Merle was born on 18 April 1851.
1886
Georges Merle died on 6 May 1886.
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