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1843 Libourne, France - 1914 Fronsac, France. Known for: Equestrian portraits, landscape and hunting scene painting, drawings.
René Pierre Charles Princeteau, French, 18 July 1843 – 31 January 1914-A master in the depiction of equestrian subject matter, René Princeteau is considered to be one of the most highly sought-after... Read full biography
René Pierre Charles Princeteau, French, 18 July 1843 – 31 January 1914-A master in the depiction of equestrian subject matter, René Princeteau is considered to be one of the most highly sought-after academic French artists of the late 19th century. Born deaf and mute into a wealthy noble family in... Read full biography
René Pierre Charles Princeteau, French, 18 July 1843 – 31 January 1914-A master in the depiction of equestrian subject matter, René Princeteau is considered to be one of the most highly sought-after academic French artists of the late 19th century. Born deaf and mute into a wealthy noble family in Libourne, Princeteau studied sculpture in Bordeaux before enrolling at the École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts, Paris, in 1865 under the tutelage of Auguste Dumont, a well-established French... Read full biography
René Pierre Charles Princeteau, French, 18 July 1843 – 31 January 1914-A master in the depiction of equestrian subject matter, René Princeteau is considered to be one of the most highly sought-after academic French artists of the late 19th century. Born deaf and mute into a wealthy noble family in Libourne, Princeteau studied sculpture in Bordeaux before enrolling at the École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts, Paris, in 1865 under the tutelage of Auguste Dumont, a well-established French sculptor famous for his decorations for Napoleon III's new Louvre. By 1871 inspiration would derive from the Franco-Prussian War, where he would make numerous sketches and compositions of military life, evidently mastering the depiction and conformation... Read full biography
René Pierre Charles Princeteau, French, 18 July 1843 – 31 January 1914-A master in the depiction of equestrian subject matter, René Princeteau is considered to be one of the most highly sought-after academic French artists of the late 19th century. Born deaf and mute into a wealthy noble family in Libourne, Princeteau studied sculpture in Bordeaux before enrolling at the École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts, Paris, in 1865 under the tutelage of Auguste Dumont, a well-established French sculptor famous for his decorations for Napoleon III's new Louvre. By 1871 inspiration would derive from the Franco-Prussian War, where he would make numerous sketches and compositions of military life, evidently mastering the depiction and conformation of the horse in the process.In 1874 Princeteau opened a studio in the Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré. As a good friend of C... Read full biography
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René Pierre Charles Princeteau, French, 18 July 1843 – 31 January 1914-A master in the depiction of equestrian subject matter, René Princeteau is considered to be one of the most highly sought-after academic French artists of the late 19th century.
Born deaf and mute into a wealthy noble family in Libourne, Princeteau studied sculpture in Bordeaux before enrolling at the École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts, Paris, in 1865 under the tutelage of Auguste Dumont, a well-established French sculptor famous for his decorations for Napoleon III's new Louvre.
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