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Alfred de Dreux
French painter
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Alfred de Dreux from the Almanach de la littérature, du théâtre et des beaux-arts () | |
| Born | Pierre-Alfred Dedreux ()23 March Paris, France |
| Died | 5 March () (aged49) Paris, France |
| Nationality | French |
| Education | Théodore Géricault and Léon Cogniet |
Pierre-Alfred Dedreux, who signed his works as Alfred de Dreux (23 March , in Paris – 5 March , in Paris) was a French portrait and animal painter, best known for his scenes with horses.
Biography
Alfred de Dreux was born in into a privileged and colourful family.[1] He was the first child and only son of the architect, Pierre-Anne Dedreux ().[2] His sister, Élise () was the mother of writer Louis Becq de Fouquières.
This portrait of Napoleon III's favorite horse tells an important story of art theft and repatriation.
After his father won the Prix de Rome for architecture in , he lived at the Villa Médicis in Rome. While there, Théodore Géricault, a friend of the family, made portraits of him (pictured) and Élise.
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