Charles Édouard Delort

Charles Édouard Delort (1841–1895) was a French academic painter who was born in Nimes, France on February 4, 1841. He grew up in the area around Bordeaux, and entered the naval Academy at 12 years of age. In 1859, he moved to Paris, where he studied with Jean-Léon Gérôme and with Marc-Charles-Gabriel Gleyre.

References
  • Bénézit, Emmanuel, Bénézit Dictionary of Artists, English Edition, Paris, Gründ, 2006, Vol. 4, 677.
  • 'Friday', painting by Charles Édouard Delort, private collection
  • 'Game for the Cardinal', painting by Charles Édouard Delort
  • Nymphes et Satyres, Musée Mandet, Riom


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