Charles-Nicolas Lafond (1773–1835) was a French

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painting in the

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. He produced

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and

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s. Amongst his notable works was ''Josephine at the Hospice de la Maternité''. He regularly exhibited at the

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. His '' The Duchess of Berry Presenting the Duke of Bordeaux'' appeared at the

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.https://salons.musee-orsay.fr/Detail/objects/117869

Gallery

File:Lafond - Clémence de Napoléon envers Mademoiselle de Saint-Simon — 1808.jpg, ''Napoleon's clemency towards Mademoiselle de Saint-Simon'', 1808 File:The dowager duchess de Berry presents her son Henri to the French court and royal family.jpg, '' The Duchess of Berry Presenting the Duke of Bordeaux'', 1821 File:Lafond Sappho and Homer.jpg, ''Sappho Sings for Homer'', 1824

References

Bibliography

* Balducci, Temma & Jensen. Heather Belnap. ''Women, Femininity and Public Space in European Visual Culture, 1789–1914''. Ashgate Publishing, 2014. * Kiefer, Carol Solomon. ''The Empress Josephine: Art & Royal Identity''. Mead Art Museum, Amherst College, 2005. * Moureau, Francois. ''Le théâtre des voyages: une scénographie de l'âge classique''. Presses Paris Sorbonne, 2005. 1773 births 1835 deaths 18th-century French painters French male painters 19th-century French painters Artists from Paris 19th-century French male artists {{France-bio-stub