About Auguste Delacroix
Lived 1809 – 1868 (aged 59). Auguste Delacroix was a French painter and visual artist.
Two Figures on a Boat, watercolour, ca. 1843, now at the Brooklyn Museum
Auguste Delacroix, a French marine painter, was born on 27 January 1809 at Boulogne, and died there in 1868. He produced some elegant sea-pieces taken on the French and North African coasts, and also painted some African genre pictures.
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Who was Auguste Delacroix?
Marine painter (1809-1868)
When was Auguste Delacroix born?
Auguste Delacroix was born on 27 January 1809 in Boulogne-sur-Mer.
When did Auguste Delacroix die?
Auguste Delacroix died on 13 November 1868 in Boulogne-sur-Mer.
What was Auguste Delacroix's occupation?
Auguste Delacroix was a painter and visual artist.
What nationality was Auguste Delacroix?
Auguste Delacroix was French.
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