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| Pierre Claude François Delorme (1783–1859) | ||||||||||
| A French neoclassical painter, draughtsman, and printmaker, Delorme was born in Paris. He was a pupil of Girodet, who influenced his style of painting. Delorme had already completed several paintings before travelling to Rome. From 1810, he began to exhibit at the Salon, and in 1814, he displayed two historical compositions of Hero and Leander, which earned him a third-class medal. He was awarded a first-class medal for history and portraiture in 1817, a second-class medal in 1819, and the Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour in 1841. He continued to exhibit until 1851. Delorme distinguished himself as a painter of history, often depicting religious and mythological subjects. He completed the paintings for the chapel of the Virgin in St Gervais, as well as those in Notre-Dame de Lorette in Paris. He also executed a number of lithographs, some of which were based on the works of Girodet, and painted several portraits. He died in Paris. | ||||||||||
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