François Devosge Explained

François Devosge, François III Devosge or Claude François III (25 January 1732, Gray, Haute-Saône - 22 December 1811, Dijon) was a French portraitist and history painter. Among his students were François Rude, Pierre-Paul Prud'hon and Claude Hoin.^{[1] [2]} He is best known for his work as the founder of the École de Dessin de Dijon.^[3] His son Anatole Devosge (1770–1850) was also a painter, whilst his father Claude François Devosge (1697–1777) was a sculptor and architect.

Notes and References

1. Book: Guffey, Elizabeth E. . Drawing an Elusive Line: The Art of Pierre-Paul Prud'hon . 2001 . University of Delaware Press . 978-0-87413-734-7 . en.
2. Book: Schwartz . Emmanuel . The Legacy of Homer: Four Centuries of Art from the Ecole Nationale Supérieure Des Beaux-Arts, Paris . Steiner . George . Sénéchal . Philippe . beaux-arts (France) . École nationale supérieure des . Art . Dahesh Museum of . Museum . Princeton University Art . 2005-01-01 . Yale University Press . 978-0-300-10918-4 . en.
3. Book: Architect . 1872 . en.