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Fortin Cardoso
Fortin is a surname, and may refer to: Artists: * Augustin Félix Fortin (1763–1832), French painter * Charles Fortin (1815–1865), French painter * Marc-Aurèle Fortin (1888–1970), Québécois painter * Robert-Émile Fortin (1945–2004), Québécois painter Politicians: * André-Gilles Fortin (1943–1977), Social Credit Party member of the Canadian House of Commons * Dean Fortin (born 1959), Canadian mayor of Victoria * Émile Fortin (1878–1936), Conservative member of the Canadian House of Commons * Gilles Fortin (1946–2021), Québécois provincial politician * Jean-Baptiste Fortin (1764–1841) farmer and Canadian political figure * Jean-François Fortin (politician) (born 1973), Bloc Québécois member of the Canadian House of Commons * Joseph-Édouard Fortin (1884–1949), Québécois provincial politician * Louis Fortin (1920–2005), Progressive Conservative party member of the Canadian House of Commons * Louis-Napoléon Fortin (1850–1892), physician and Québà ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Augustin Félix Fortin
Augustin Félix Fortin (1763–1832), a French painter of landscapes, and of genre and historical subjects, was born in Paris in 1763, and studied under his uncle, the sculptor Félix Lecomte. He was, however, chiefly noted for his sculpture, for which he obtained the Prix de Rome in 1783. He became a member of the Académie royale de peinture et de sculpture in 1789, and died in Paris in 1832. Among his paintings are: *''Invocation to Nature''. *''A Satyr''. *''Lesbia''. Examples of sculptures: * Sculptured memorial wall plaque in Carrara marble commemorating the passing in 1808, in Malta, of Louis Charles, Count of Beaujolais, and brother of future King of France Louis Philippe I. Completed in 1819 and located in the Chapel of France in St. John's Co-Cathedral, Valletta, Malta Malta, officially the Republic of Malta, is an island country in Southern Europe located in the Mediterranean Sea, between Sicily and North Africa. It consists of an archipelago south of Ita ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |