Charles Frédéric Chassériau
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Baron Charles Frédéric Chassériau (1802, Port-au-Prince
Port-au-Prince
Port-au-Prince is the capital and largest city of the Caribbean nation of Haiti. The city's population was 704,776 as of the 2003 census, and was officially estimated to have reached 897,859 in 2009....

 - 1896, Vars-sur-Roseix
Vars-sur-Roseix
Vars-sur-Roseix is a commune in the Corrèze department in central France.-Population:-References:*...

) was a French architect, who served as chief architect of the cities of Marseille
Marseille
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, Constantine
Constantine, Algeria
Constantine is the capital of Constantine Province in north-eastern Algeria. It was the capital of the same-named French département until 1962. Slightly inland, it is about 80 kilometres from the Mediterranean coast, on the banks of Rhumel river...

 and Algiers
Algiers
' is the capital and largest city of Algeria. According to the 1998 census, the population of the city proper was 1,519,570 and that of the urban agglomeration was 2,135,630. In 2009, the population was about 3,500,000...

. He was the son of the Napoleonic general Victor Frédéric Chassériau
Victor Frédéric Chassériau
Baron Victor Frédéric Chassériau was a French general of the Napoleonic Wars, who served as chief of staff to general Comte Milhaud.- Life :...

 and the father of three children, including the art collector Arthur Chassériau
Arthur Chassériau
Baron Arthur Nedjma Chassériau was a French stock broker, art lover and art collector, most notable as a major donor to the Musée du Louvre...

. His other relatives included the painter Théodore Chassériau
Théodore Chassériau
Théodore Chassériau was a French romantic painter noted for his portraits, historical and religious paintings, allegorical murals, and Orientalist images inspired by his travels to Algeria.-Life and work:...

, whose 1846 portrait of him is now in the Art Institute of Chicago
Art Institute of Chicago
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