Carolus-Duran

Carolus-Duran
Portrait of Carolus-Duran (1879), Clark Art Institute, by John Singer Sargent.
Born
Charles Auguste Émile Durand

(1837-07-04)4 July 1837
Lille, France
Died17 February 1917(1917-02-17) (aged 79)
Paris, France
NationalityFrench
Alma materAcadémie des Beaux-Arts
Known fordirector of the French Academy in Rome
Spouse
(m. 1869; died 1912)
Children3
AwardsGrand Officer, Legion of Honour (1900)
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Charles Auguste Émile Durand, known as Carolus-Duran[1] (4 July 1837 in Lille – 17 February 1917 in Paris), was a French painter and art instructor. He is noted for his stylish depictions of members of high society in Third Republic France.