... circumspection, brought him many honours. Chevalier of the Légion d'honneur from its inception in 1802, he became Premier Peintre to Empress Josephine in 1806, professor at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in 1811 and a member of the Institut in 1812. Through the influence of Talleyrand, he secured the commission for a full-length portrait of Louis XVIII (exh. Salon 1814; Versailles ... ...

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... generation, his own goal was to reach beyond impressionism and apply the results of scientific research to his art. Like so many he began his career at the Ecole des Beaux Arts in 1878 studying under Henri Lehmann and was influenced by artists such as Corot, Pissaro, Monet and especially the writings of Charles Blanc and Chemist Chevreul. Seurat was really ... ...

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