Abel de Pujol explained

Abel de Pujol
Birth Name:Alexandre-Denis-Abel de Pujol
Birth Date:30 January 1785
Birth Place:Valenciennes, France
Death Date:29 September 1861 (aged 76)
Death Place:Paris, France
Field:Painting
Works:Ceiling of the grand-staircase at the Louvre,
galerie de Diane at Fontainebleau,
ceiling of the Bourse de Paris
Awards:Officer of the légion d'honneur
Spouse:Adrienne Marie Louise Grandpierre-Deverzy (m. 1856)

Alexandre-Denis-Abel de Pujol or Abel de Pujol (30 January 1785 in Valenciennes  - 29 September 1861 in Paris) was a French painter. He was a student of David and his own students included Alexandre-Gabriel Decamps and Émile Lévy. He painted the ceiling of the grand-staircase at the Louvre as well as the galerie de Diane at Fontainebleau and the ceiling of the Bourse de Paris. A member of the Institut de France, he was an officer of the légion d'honneur.

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