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Demarne (Demarnette) Jean-Louis
(1752—1829)

French painter. He was born on in Brussels. He went to Paris at the age of 12 after the death of his father, who had been in Brussels as an officer in the service of the Emperor of Austria. Having spent eight years studying history painting under Gabriel Briard [1729–1777], he entered the Prix de Rome competition in 1772 and 1774 but failed to... More...

Liberia, 1970, Meeting of Napoleon and Pope Pius VII