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(1798–99) and even joined its military corps.

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had fled from Rome during this time. He returns to Turin by the turn of the century. By 1811, he had been named professor of design at the school of Monte (dei Cappuccini) of Turin. His main productions at the time were busts, for example, of Homer and of

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. He also made copies and engravings of artworks, and pen-drawn portraits colored in acquaforte. In 1812 he exhibited a series of drawings to the exhibition of arts and manufactures in Italy, and two years later, a portrait of ''King Vittorio Emanuele'' in addition to the ''Return of the King in Turin'', which was then engraved by Faustino Anderloni. In 1816 he was appointed professor of drawing the Military Academy in

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. In 1817 he married Margaret Adelaide Bernero, daughter of the court painter Luigi Bernero (1775-1848). In 1820 he exhibited his drawings at the exhibition held at the building of the

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. The April 4, 1823

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granted him the title of ''designer of the Royal Gallery'', with the annual pension of 600 Lire. He was later appointed director of the

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, a member of the Board of Fine Arts, and in 1830, and tutor to the princes Vittorio Emanuele and Ferdinand. In 1839 he was retired from the Military Academy, with pension equal to the salary. He also earned money as a seller of artworks. Among his pupils was the Count Balbiano de Colcavagna. ''Pittura e scultura in Piemonte 1842-1891: Catalogo cronografico illustrato della Esposizione Retrospettiva 1892.''
A. Stella, Stamperia Reale della ditta G.B. Paravia e Compagnia. Turin, 1893, page 36-37.

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