Award
Prix de Rome
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q281998 · wikidata
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Jean-Baptiste Debret
1768-04-18 – 1848-06-28
Life & Legacy
Jean-Baptiste Debret (French pronunciation: [ʒɑ̃ batist dəbʁɛ]; 18 April 1768 – 28 June 1848) was a French painter, who produced many valuable lithographs depicting the people of Brazil. Debret won the second prize at the 1798 Salon des Beaux Arts. He is the Patron of the 22nd chair of the Brazilian Academy of Fine Arts.
Occupation & Career
painter, engineer, illustrator, lithographer, artist
Education
Lycée Louis-le-Grand; Beaux-Arts de Paris; École Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées
Accomplishments, Inventions & Publications
Prix de Rome; Napoleon I decorated a soldier of the Russian army in Tilsitt with the cross of the Legion of Honor
Legacy Highlights
Honors & Awards
Prix de Rome
Notable Work
Napoleon I decorated a soldier of the Russian army in Tilsitt with the cross of the Legion of Honor
Education & Institutions
Beaux-Arts de Paris · École Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées · Lycée Louis-le-Grand
Verified Legacy Record
Family Sibling
François Debret
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q281998 · wikidata
Notable Work
Napoleon I decorated a soldier of the Russian army in Tilsitt with the cross of the Legion of Honor
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q281998 · wikidata
Sources & Provenance
- Wikidata population candidate Q281998 — wikidata View source
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