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

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in 1783. He became a member of the

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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 Louis Charles Alphonse Léodgard d'Orléans, Count of Beaujolais (7 October 1779 – 30 May 1808) was a French prince of the blood, son of Philippe Égalité and the younger brother of King Louis-Philippe I of the French. Biography Louis ...

, and brother of future King of France

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. Completed in 1819 and located in the Chapel of France in St. John's Co-Cathedral,

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, to mark the place where the count is buried.

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