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Alfred de Curzon
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[[File:Alfred de Curzon2.jpg|thumb|185px|Alfred de Curzon (c.1885)]]
[[File:Afternoon pasttimes by Alfred de Curzon.jpg|thumb|300px|Afternoon Pass-times]]
'''Paul-Alfred Parent de Curzon''' (7 September 1820, Moulinet, [[Migné-Auxances]] - 4 July 1895, [[Paris]]) was a French painter, known for his [[Genre art|genre]] scenes and landscapes with figures.
== Biography ==
He was born to an aristocratic family. His grandfather was General . His older brother, Emmanuel (1811-1896), was a noted sociologist. In 1838, he attended the [[Salon (Paris)|Salon]] and saw '''' by [[Eugène Delacroix]]. It made such an impression on him that he took up the study of [[pastels]] and decided to become a painter.<ref name="I">[https://ift.tt/2H9M58w "Galerie Contemporaine, Alfred de Curzon (1820 - 1895), peintre français"] @ IberLibro</ref>
In 1840, he enrolled at the [[École des beaux-arts de Paris]] and studied with [[Michel Martin Drolling]]. He had his début at the Salon in 1843. Upon the advice of one of his classmates, Louis Georges Brillouin (1817-1893), he switched to the landscape painting classes of [[Louis-Nicolas Cabat]] in 1845. Four years later, he produced his first major work, ''The Death of [[Milo of Croton]]''. This enabled him to obtain a stipend for two years of study in Rome. There, he made the acquaintance of [[Alexandre Cabanel]].
In 1852, he made an extensive tour of Greece, in the company of the writer, [[Edmond About]], and the architect, [[Charles Garnier (architect)|Charles Garnier]]. Thereafter, Greek antiquities would play a major role in his work.<ref name="I" /> In 1865, he was named a Chevalier in the [[Legion of Honor]].<ref>[https://ift.tt/2HtV6bV Documentation] @ the ''[[Base Léonore]]''</ref> He was awarded a first-class medal at the [[Exposition Universelle (1867)]].
Many of his works may be seen in the [[Musée Sainte-Croix]] in [[Poitiers]]. He is buried in the [[Cimetière du Père-Lachaise]]
He was married to Amélie Saglio (1838-1889), the sister of (1844-1904), an engineer and part-time painter. His son, Henri de Curzon (1861-1942), was a journalist and musicologist.<ref name="I" />
==References==
== Further reading ==
* Émile Bellier de La Chavignerie, Louis Auvray, ''Dictionnaire général des artistes de l'École française depuis l'origine des arts du dessin jusqu'à nos jours : architectes, peintres, sculpteurs, graveurs et lithographes'', Vol.1, pgs. 325-326, Librairie Renouard, Paris, 1882 [https://ift.tt/2HddPsO Online] @ ''Gallica''
* Émile Bellier de La Chavignerie, Louis Auvray, ''Dictionnaire général des artistes de l'école française, depuis l'origine des arts du dessin jusqu'en 1882 inclusivement : peintres, sculpteurs, architectes, graveurs et lithographes'', Supplément, pg. 168, Librairie Renouard, Paris, 1888 [https://ift.tt/2HnHOxw Online] @ ''Gallica''
== External links==
* [https://ift.tt/2HeCD3H More works by Curzon] @ ArtNet
[[Category:1820 births]]
[[Category:1895 deaths]]
[[Category:French painters]]
[[Category:French landscape painters]]
[[Category:People from Nouvelle-Aquitaine]]
[[File:Afternoon pasttimes by Alfred de Curzon.jpg|thumb|300px|Afternoon Pass-times]]
'''Paul-Alfred Parent de Curzon''' (7 September 1820, Moulinet, [[Migné-Auxances]] - 4 July 1895, [[Paris]]) was a French painter, known for his [[Genre art|genre]] scenes and landscapes with figures.
== Biography ==
He was born to an aristocratic family. His grandfather was General . His older brother, Emmanuel (1811-1896), was a noted sociologist. In 1838, he attended the [[Salon (Paris)|Salon]] and saw '''' by [[Eugène Delacroix]]. It made such an impression on him that he took up the study of [[pastels]] and decided to become a painter.<ref name="I">[https://ift.tt/2H9M58w "Galerie Contemporaine, Alfred de Curzon (1820 - 1895), peintre français"] @ IberLibro</ref>
In 1840, he enrolled at the [[École des beaux-arts de Paris]] and studied with [[Michel Martin Drolling]]. He had his début at the Salon in 1843. Upon the advice of one of his classmates, Louis Georges Brillouin (1817-1893), he switched to the landscape painting classes of [[Louis-Nicolas Cabat]] in 1845. Four years later, he produced his first major work, ''The Death of [[Milo of Croton]]''. This enabled him to obtain a stipend for two years of study in Rome. There, he made the acquaintance of [[Alexandre Cabanel]].
In 1852, he made an extensive tour of Greece, in the company of the writer, [[Edmond About]], and the architect, [[Charles Garnier (architect)|Charles Garnier]]. Thereafter, Greek antiquities would play a major role in his work.<ref name="I" /> In 1865, he was named a Chevalier in the [[Legion of Honor]].<ref>[https://ift.tt/2HtV6bV Documentation] @ the ''[[Base Léonore]]''</ref> He was awarded a first-class medal at the [[Exposition Universelle (1867)]].
Many of his works may be seen in the [[Musée Sainte-Croix]] in [[Poitiers]]. He is buried in the [[Cimetière du Père-Lachaise]]
He was married to Amélie Saglio (1838-1889), the sister of (1844-1904), an engineer and part-time painter. His son, Henri de Curzon (1861-1942), was a journalist and musicologist.<ref name="I" />
==References==
== Further reading ==
* Émile Bellier de La Chavignerie, Louis Auvray, ''Dictionnaire général des artistes de l'École française depuis l'origine des arts du dessin jusqu'à nos jours : architectes, peintres, sculpteurs, graveurs et lithographes'', Vol.1, pgs. 325-326, Librairie Renouard, Paris, 1882 [https://ift.tt/2HddPsO Online] @ ''Gallica''
* Émile Bellier de La Chavignerie, Louis Auvray, ''Dictionnaire général des artistes de l'école française, depuis l'origine des arts du dessin jusqu'en 1882 inclusivement : peintres, sculpteurs, architectes, graveurs et lithographes'', Supplément, pg. 168, Librairie Renouard, Paris, 1888 [https://ift.tt/2HnHOxw Online] @ ''Gallica''
== External links==
* [https://ift.tt/2HeCD3H More works by Curzon] @ ArtNet
[[Category:1820 births]]
[[Category:1895 deaths]]
[[Category:French painters]]
[[Category:French landscape painters]]
[[Category:People from Nouvelle-Aquitaine]]
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