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Jules Dupré
1836
Medium
Lithograph on paper
Dimensions
Image: 13 × 20.8 cm (5 1/8 × 8 1/4 in.); Sheet: 27.1 × 36.2 cm (10 11/16 × 14 5/16 in.)
Classification
lithograph
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
43734
About the Artist
Jules Dupré · 1811–1889
Jules Dupré (1811–1889) was born in Nantes, France, on April 5, the son of a porcelain manufacturer. He began his artistic career in his father's factory before moving to paint porcelain at his uncle's china factory in Sèvres. Lacking formal training or a specific teacher, Dupré debuted at the Paris Salon in 1831, earning a second-class medal three years later. A pivotal trip to England in 1834 ex...