Léon Cogniet

Léon Cogniet
Léon Cogniet. Self-portrait c. 1818
Born
Léon Cogniet

29 August 1794
Paris, France
Died20 November 1880 (aged 86)
Paris, France
EducationPierre-Narcisse Guérin
Known forPainting
MovementRomanticism

Léon Cogniet (29 August 1794 – 20 November 1880) was a French history and portrait painter. He is probably best remembered as a teacher, with more than one hundred notable students.

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