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Narcisse Virgile Diaz de la Peña (French, 1808-1876)
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Narcisse Virgile Diaz de la Peña
Fagotière en jupe rouge au débouché du bois, flaque d’eau 1869
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Narcisse Virgile Diaz de la Peña
Fagotière en sous-bois 1875
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Narcisse Virgile Diaz de la Peña
Figure in a Clearing
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Narcisse Virgile Diaz de la Peña
Forest Interior in Barbizon
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Narcisse Virgile Diaz de la Peña
La Fin d'un beau Jour 1854
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Narcisse Virgile Diaz de la Peña
La Mare
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Biography |
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1807 |
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Born August 20 in Bordeaux |
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1823 |
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Began an apprenticeship in painting on porcelain at a china factory in Paris, |
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1831 |
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First Salon entry: Scene Amour |
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1833 |
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Frequented Fontainebleau Forest for years to come |
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1835 |
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Visited Barbizon for the first time |
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1836 |
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Met Rousseau and entered a painting featuring Fontainebleau Forest in the Salon |
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1848 |
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Won a first-class medal from the Salon and received the Legion d’honneur |
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1859 |
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Stopped showing at the Salon |
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1863 |
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Made the acquaintance of a new generation of painters including Claude |
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1869 |
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Summered in Etretat and painted seascapes in the company of Gustave |
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1870 - 1871 |
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Sought refuge in Brussels during the Franco-Prussian War |
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1876 |
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Died November 18 in the Mediterranean resort of Mentone |
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