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68 - Louis François AUBRY (1767-1851) attributed to Portrait of a…
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Louis François AUBRY (1767-1851) attributed to Portrait of a woman in a white bonnet known as the beggar of the Church of Saint Paul Miniature with an indication on the back "La mendiante de l'église Saint-Paul 1829 peint par Aubry, Atelier d'Isabey". 8.6 x 6.9 cm Louis-François Aubry, born in Paris on 27 February 1767 and died in Batignolles on 16 June 1851, was a painter, miniaturist, draughtsman, collector and restorer of works of art. On 29 March 1784, Aubry entered the small Pension des Arts founded in 1782, a much less prestigious substitute for the École royale des élèves protégés de l'Académie royale de peinture et de sculpture de Paris, which had closed in 1775. The Bénézit dictionary confuses the two institutions, as the register of this small Pension mentions his admission as a pupil of Durameau. He then became a pupil of Vincent and took lessons from Isabey, who was the same age as him. He was still at the school in July 1791. He made his debut at the Salon in 1798 and exhibited at all of them, except the one in 1806, until 1833. His miniatures particularly pleased the Bonapartes. At the Salon of 1804, his miniatures were noticed alongside those of Saint and Augustin. He seems to have been greatly appreciated by the Bonaparte family. Among his main works are the full-length portraits of the King and Queen of Westphalia, large miniatures that he exhibited at the Salon of 1810 and that went to England[2], and two miniatures in the Wallace Gallery: Pauline Bonaparte, Princess Borghese and another member of the imperial family. The period of his greatest success, however, was during the Restoration and after the establishment of the July Monarchy. His portrait of Louis-Philippe's wife, Queen Amélie, was exhibited in 1830. He is the author of a wash drawing depicting the layout of a Bonapartist refuge in Texas, which is now part of the collections of the Musée National de la Coopération Franco-Américaine in Blérancourt. A master of Saint, for many years he ran a workshop open to students of both sexes. In 1808, he was awarded a second-class medal and, in 1827, a first-class medal. He was made a Knight of the Legion of Honour on 15 January 1832. His reputation was good, but inferior to that of Isabey. According to Alphonse Maze-Sencier, his drawing was drier and his complexions less rosy than those of his master. Louis-François Aubry's miniature self-portrait, among other works by him, can be found in the Cabinet des Dessins at the Musée du Louvre. His works can also be found in the Musée des Beaux-Arts in Caen. From 1833 to 1848, he was employed as a restorer by the museum administration.
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