Maurice Fenaille (12 June 1855 – 11 December 1937) was a French businessman and pioneer in the

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. He was also a major amateur

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, collector and patron.

Bibliography

Fenaille (Maurice), ''État général des tapisseries de la manufacture des Gobelins depuis son origine jusqu'à nos jours'', 1907, IV, p. 410.Gallica

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1855 births 1937 deaths French art historians 19th-century French philanthropists French art collectors French male non-fiction writers 20th-century French philanthropists {{philanthropist-stub