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Jean-Léon Gérôme Biography
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1841 |
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Went to Paris, France and worked under Paul Delaroche
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1844 - 1845 |
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Accompanied Paul Delaroche to Italy
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1847 |
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Third-class medal for The Cockfight, Salon of 1847
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1848 |
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Second- class medal for his paintings The Virgin, the Infant Jesus and St John, and Anacreon, Bacchus and Cupid , Salon of 1848
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1851 |
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Decorated a vase that was later offered by Emperor Napoleon III of France to Prince Albert, now part of the Royal Collection at St. James's Palace, London
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1852 |
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Received a commission by Alfred Emilien Comte de Nieuwerkerke, Surintendant des Beaux-Arts to the court of Napoleon III, for the painting of a large historical canvas, the Age of Augustus image of the painting.
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1853 |
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Traveled to Constantinople
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1854 |
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Made a journey to Turkey and the shores of the Danube
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1854 |
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Completed a commission of decorating the Chapel of St. Jerome in the church of St. Séverin, Paris, France
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1856 |
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Visited Egypt for the first time
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1858 |
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Helped to decorate the Paris house of Prince Napoléon Joseph Charles Paul Bonaparte
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1865 |
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Elected a member of the Institut de France
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1867 |
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Already a knight in the Légion d'honneur, he was promoted to an officer
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1869 |
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Elected an honorary member of the British Royal Academy
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1869 |
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He was invited, along with the most eminent French artists, to the opening of the Suez Canal
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1904 |
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Died in his atelier on January 10th
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