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![]() Portrait of Carolus-Duran (1879), Clark Art Institute, by John Singer Sargent. | |
Born | Charles Auguste Émile Durand 4 July 1837 Lille, France |
Died | 17 February 1917 Paris, France | (aged 79)
Nationality | French |
Alma mater | Académie des Beaux-Arts |
Known for | director of the French Academy in Rome |
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Children | 3 |
Awards | Grand Officer, Legion of Honour (1900) |
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Charles Auguste Émile Durand, known as Carolus-Duran[1] (born Lille, 4 July 1837 – died Paris, 17 February 1917), was a French painter and art instructor. He is noted for his stylish depictions of members of high society in Third Republic France.