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Attributed to Pierre DUVAL LE CAMUS (1790 - 1854). "View of the castle of Clermont sur l'Isle d'Orelle". Oil on canvas located on the back (framed). Height : 31 cm. 31 cm - Width : 46 cm Initially a pupil of Claude Gautherot, Pierre Duval le Camus joined Jacques_x0002_Louis David's studio in 1808. Like his master, he specialized in the portrait genre. Every year, he participates in the Salon where he is congratulated for this genre that he treats in small format. The recognition is such that he counts among his clients the duchess of Berry. In a refined treatment, the painter fixes here the portrait of Léon Nau de Maupassant, owner of the castle of Clermont au Cellier in front of his native saumurois. In 2010, the museum of Avelines devoted a retrospective putting back in light this painter who was mayor of Saint-Cloud from 1853 to 1854.
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Attributed to Pierre DUVAL LE CAMUS (1790 - 1854). "View of the castle of Clermont sur l'Isle d'Orelle". Oil on canvas located on the back (framed). Height : 31 cm. 31 cm - Width : 46 cm Initially a pupil of Claude Gautherot, Pierre Duval le Camus joined Jacques_x0002_Louis David's studio in 1808. Like his master, he specialized in the portrait genre. Every year, he participates in the Salon where he is congratulated for this genre that he treats in small format. The recognition is such that he counts among his clients the duchess of Berry. In a refined treatment, the painter fixes here the portrait of Léon Nau de Maupassant, owner of the castle of Clermont au Cellier in front of his native saumurois. In 2010, the museum of Avelines devoted a retrospective putting back in light this painter who was mayor of Saint-Cloud from 1853 to 1854.
