About Ferdinand Elle
Lived 1570 – 1637 (aged 66–67). Ferdinand Elle was a French painter.
Ferdinand Elle (1570 in Mechelen – 1637 in Paris) was a Flemish portrait painter.
Biography According to the RKD he was the teacher of Nicolas Poussin and his son, the painter Louis Ferdinand Elle the Elder. From 1601 he was court painter to Louis XIII. Very few of his works survive.
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Who was Ferdinand Elle?
French painter (1576–1637)
When was Ferdinand Elle born?
Ferdinand Elle was born in 1570 in Mechelen.
When did Ferdinand Elle die?
Ferdinand Elle died in 1637 in Paris.
What was Ferdinand Elle's occupation?
Ferdinand Elle was a painter.
What nationality was Ferdinand Elle?
Ferdinand Elle was French.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Ferdinand Elle. https://biography.guide/ferdinand-elle/
MLA: "Ferdinand Elle." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/ferdinand-elle/.
Chicago: "Ferdinand Elle." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/ferdinand-elle/.
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