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Jacques-Laurent Agasse
1767-1849
Swiss
Jacques-Laurent Agasse Galleries
(b Geneva, 24 March 1767; d London, 27 Dec 1849). English painter of Swiss birth. Born into a wealthy and politically influential Huguenot family, Agasse spent his early childhood at the country estate of Cravin, where he may have developed the interest in animals and natural history that was to guide his later career as an artist in England. Agasse trained first at the Ecole du Colibri in Geneva and subsequently in Paris under Jacques-Louis David (beginning in 1787) and possibly under Horace Vernet. His early artistic output consisted chiefly of unpretentious silhouette cut-outs in the style of Jean-Daniel Huber. At this time he also undertook a serious study of dissection and veterinary science.
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Painting ID:: 56204
miss cazenove on a grey hunter
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1820 to 30,oil on canvas,12x10 in,30.5x25.5 cm,private collection
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Painting ID:: 58178
An Agasse painting
An Agasse painting
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Painting ID:: 58179
The Nubian Giraffe
The Nubian Giraffe, by Jacques-Laurent Agasse (c.1827), depicts one of the three giraffes sent to Europe by Mehmet Ali Pasha (another was Zarafa). This one was received by George IV in London. The gentleman shown in the top hat is Edward Cross, operator of the menagerie at Exeter Exchange and then Royal Surrey Gardens. Agasse painted many other animals from his collection.
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Painting ID:: 78590
The Flower Seller
oil on canvas
Date 1822(1822)
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Painting ID:: 79637
Flower Seller
oil on canvas
Date 1822
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Jacques-Laurent Agasse
1767-1849
Swiss
Jacques-Laurent Agasse Galleries
(b Geneva, 24 March 1767; d London, 27 Dec 1849). English painter of Swiss birth. Born into a wealthy and politically influential Huguenot family, Agasse spent his early childhood at the country estate of Cravin, where he may have developed the interest in animals and natural history that was to guide his later career as an artist in England. Agasse trained first at the Ecole du Colibri in Geneva and subsequently in Paris under Jacques-Louis David (beginning in 1787) and possibly under Horace Vernet. His early artistic output consisted chiefly of unpretentious silhouette cut-outs in the style of Jean-Daniel Huber. At this time he also undertook a serious study of dissection and veterinary science.
. Related Artists to Jacques-Laurent Agasse: | Hugo Vogel | William Dexter | Olga Wisinger-Florian | Alexey Danilovich Kivshenko | Caravaggio |
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