Nélie Jacquemart
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Nélie Jacquemart was a French painter.
A student of Léon Cogniet
Jacquemart was best known for her portraits of famous personalities.
In 1872 she met banker Édouard André at a portrait session, whom she eventually married in 1881.
In 1912 she left both the Musée Jacquemart-André
and monastery Chaalis to the Institut de France.
A student of Léon Cogniet
Léon Cogniet
Léon Cogniet was a French historical and portrait painter.- Biography :Cogniet was born in Paris. In 1812, he entered the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris, where he studied under Pierre-Narcisse Guérin at the same time as Delacroix and Géricault. In 1817 he won the Prix de Rome and was a resident at...
Jacquemart was best known for her portraits of famous personalities.
In 1872 she met banker Édouard André at a portrait session, whom she eventually married in 1881.
In 1912 she left both the Musée Jacquemart-André
Musée Jacquemart-André
The Musée Jacquemart-André is a public museum located at 158 Boulevard Haussmann in the 8th arrondissement of Paris. The museum was created from the private home of Édouard André and Nélie Jacquemart to display the art they collected during their lives.-History:Edouard André, the scion of a...
and monastery Chaalis to the Institut de France.