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François Devosge

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Portrait du sculpteur Gaulle by François Devosge

François Devosge, François III Devosge or Claude François III (25 January 1732, Gray, Haute-Saône - 22 December 1811, Dijon) was a French portraitist and history painter. Among his students were François Rude, Pierre-Paul Prud'hon and Claude Hoin.[1][2] He is best known for his work as the founder of the École de Dessin de Dijon.[3] His son Anatole Devosge (1770–1850) was also a painter, whilst his father Claude François Devosge (1697–1777) was a sculptor and architect.

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  1. ^ Guffey, Elizabeth E. (2001). Drawing an Elusive Line: The Art of Pierre-Paul Prud'hon. University of Delaware Press. ISBN 978-0-87413-734-7.
  2. ^ Schwartz, Emmanuel; Steiner, George; Sénéchal, Philippe; beaux-arts (France), École nationale supérieure des; Art, Dahesh Museum of; Museum, Princeton University Art (2005-01-01). The Legacy of Homer: Four Centuries of Art from the Ecole Nationale Supérieure Des Beaux-Arts, Paris. Yale University Press. ISBN 978-0-300-10918-4.
  3. ^ Architect. 1872.