Émilien de Nieuwerkerke

Émilien de Nieuwerkerke (1811–1892) was a French sculptor, politician and painter.

Also recorded as Alfred-Emilien O'Hara, Comte de Nieuwerkerke; Emilien Nieuwerkerke; Nieuwerkerke; Comte de Nieuwerkerke; Alfred Emile O'Hara Nieuwerkerke; Alfred Emile O'Hara, Comte de Nieuwerkerke.

Overview

Recorded at birth as Alfred Émilien O'Hara Denieuwerkerke.

Born at former 5th arrondissement of Paris in 1811, died at Gattaiola in 1892.

In detail

Émilien de Nieuwerkerke studied at Collège Stanislas de Paris and Cavalry Training School Saumur. the recorded working language is French.

Positions recorded include Second Empire senator and director of the Museums of France. Membership is recorded of Académie des beaux-arts and Accademia delle Arti del Disegno.

Work by Émilien de Nieuwerkerke is recorded in the collections of Musée de la Vie romantique, Musée des Beaux-Arts de Blois, National Museum Paleis het Loo, Musée d'Orsay and Musée Carnavalet.

Distinctions recorded are Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour, Order of the Iron Crown (Austria), Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Vasa and Grand Cross of the Order of the Immaculate Conception of Vila Viçosa.

Sources

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    “Émilien de Nieuwerkerke”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

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    Wikidata, structured authority record Q1232403: Émilien de Nieuwerkerke

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