Laurent Dabos (1761–1835) was a French painter of portraits and of historical and genre subjects.

Life

Dabos was born at

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in 1761. He studied with François André Vincent, and first exhibited at the "Exposition de la Jeunesse" in 1788. His works included ''Mary of England, Queen of France, lamenting the death of her husband, Louis XII'', ''The Return of the Grande Armée'', and ''Louis XVI. writing his Will'', a picture painted in the

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during the captivity of the royal family. Besides these he painted from life the portrait of the Dauphin (

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). He died in Paris in 1835. His wife, Jeanne Bernard, who was a pupil of Madame Guyard, also painted genre subjects. She was born at Luneville in 1763, and died in 1842.

Gallery

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Napoleon Bonaparte Napoleon Bonaparte ; it, Napoleone Bonaparte, ; co, Napulione Buonaparte. (born Napoleone Buonaparte; 15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821), later known by his regnal name Napoleon I, was a French military commander and political leader wh ...

, First Consul

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* 1761 births 1835 deaths 18th-century French painters French male painters 19th-century French painters Artists from Toulouse 19th-century French male artists 18th-century French male artists {{France-painter-18thC-stub