Rene Pierre Charles Princeteau - Artist Info

About Rene Pierre Charles Princeteau

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René Princeteau
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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.

    By 1871 inspiration would derive from the Franco-Prussian War, where he would make numerous sketches and compositions of military life, evidently mastering the depict...

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