About Vincent Vidal
Lived 1811 – 1887 (aged 76). Vincent Vidal was a French painter.
Vincent Vidal (20 January 1811 in Carcassonne – 1887 in Paris) was a French painter, pastellist, and watercolourist. He entered the École des Beaux-Arts in 1837 and studied under Paul Delaroche. From 1843 to 1887, he exhibited regularly at the Salon, where he was awarded a third-class medal in 1844 and a second-class medal in 1849.
Vidal was noted especially for his portraits of fashionable Parisian women. His famous sitters included Alexandre Dumas and Empress Eugenie. Vidal was awarded the Légion d'honneur in 1852.
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Who was Vincent Vidal?
French painter (1811-1887)
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Vincent Vidal was born on 20 January 1811 in Carcassonne.
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Vincent Vidal died on 15 June 1887 in 9th arrondissement of Paris.
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Vincent Vidal was a painter.
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Vincent Vidal was French.
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