Jules-Élie Delaunay
He was born in Nantes and died in 9th arrondissement of Paris.
Also recorded as Elie Delaunay · Jules-Elie Delaunay · Jules Elie Delaunay · J. Delaunay
Jules-Élie Delaunay

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- Born
- 1828. · Nantes.
- Died
- 1891. · 9th arrondissement of Paris.
- Nationality
- France.
- Occupation
- painter.
- Fields
- portrait.
- Education
- Beaux-Arts de Paris and French Academy in Rome.
- Teachers
- Hippolyte Flandrin.
- Known for
- Diana and Ernest Legouvé.
- Honours
- Prix de Rome.
- Languages
- French.
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Biography
Jules-Élie Delaunay studied at Beaux-Arts de Paris and French Academy in Rome. Training under Hippolyte Flandrin is recorded. Paul Baudoüin, Silas Broux and George Desvallières are recorded as having studied under Jules-Élie Delaunay. The recorded working language is French. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are portrait. Works named in the authority record are Diana and Ernest Legouvé. Work by Jules-Élie Delaunay is recorded in the collections of Minneapolis Institute of Art, Art Institute of Chicago, Nantes Museum of Arts, Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek and Musée d'Orsay. Distinctions recorded are Prix de Rome.

Jules-Élie Delaunay, Self-portrait Met DP887871
Creator:Jules-Elie Delaunay · This file was donated to Wikimedia Commons as part of a project by the Metropolitan Museum of Art . See the Image and Data Resources Open Access Policy
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1828
Jules-Élie Delaunay born at Nantes.
1891
Jules-Élie Delaunay died at 9th arrondissement of Paris.
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Nantes.
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9th arrondissement of Paris.
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Jules-Élie Delaunay studied at Beaux-Arts de Paris and French Academy in Rome. He trained under Hippolyte Flandrin. Each of those relationships is stated by the authority record rather than inferred from style.
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