Auguste Jean Baptiste Vinchon FRENCH [1789—1855] PORTRAIT OF NENCY DESTOUCHES JEUNE FILLE, ca.1829 Auguste Jean Baptiste Vinchon was born in Paris in 1789 and died at Ems (Duchy of Nassau) in 1855. Vinchon was a French academic painter who studied art in Rome from 1800-1814. He won the most prestigious Prix de Rome in 1814. On his return from Italy, he was commissioned to paint frescoes of Saint Maurice and his companions killed by the Roman army. St. Maurice, St. Candide and St. Exupère refused to sacrifice to false gods in the chapel of St. Joan of Arc (formerly dedicated to St. Maurice) of the church of Saint-Sulpice in Paris. Vinchon is considered to be one of the great painters of the mid 19th century." /> Auguste Jean Baptiste Vinchon FRENCH [1789—1855] PORTRAIT OF NENCY DESTOUCHES JEUNE FILLE, ca.1829 Auguste Jean Baptiste Vinchon was born in Paris in 1789 and died at Ems (Duchy of Nassau) in 1855. Vinchon was a French academic painter who studied art in Rome from 1800-1814. He won the most prestigious Prix de Rome in 1814. On his return from Italy, he was commissioned to paint frescoes of Saint Maurice and his companions killed by the Roman army. St. Maurice, St. Candide and St. Exupère refused to sacrifice to false gods in the chapel of St. Joan of Arc (formerly dedicated to St. Maurice) of the church of Saint-Sulpice in Paris. Vinchon is considered to be one of the great painters of the mid 19th century.">

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Auguste Jean Baptiste Vinchon FRENCH [1789—1855]
PORTRAIT OF NENCY DESTOUCHES JEUNE FILLE, ca.1829
Auguste Jean Baptiste Vinchon was born in Paris in 1789 and died at Ems (Duchy of Nassau) in 1855. Vinchon was a French academic painter who studied art in Rome from 1800-1814. He won the most prestigious Prix de Rome in 1814. On his return from Italy, he was commissioned to paint frescoes of Saint Maurice and his companions killed by the Roman army. St. Maurice, St. Candide and St. Exupère refused to sacrifice to false gods in the chapel of St. Joan of Arc (formerly dedicated to St. Maurice) of the church of Saint-Sulpice in Paris. Vinchon is considered to be one of the great painters of the mid 19th century.