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François-Xavier Fabre

1766 - 1837

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François-Xavier Fabre (French pronunciation: [fʁɑ̃swa ɡzavje fabʁ]; 1 April 1766 – 16 March 1837) was a French painter of historical subjects. Born in Montpellier, Fabre was a pupil of Jacques-Louis David, and made his name by winning the Prix de Rome in 1787. During the French Revolution, Fabre went to live in Florence, becoming a member of the Florentine Academy, where he taught painting. The friends he made in Italy included the dramatist, Vittorio Alfieri, whose widow, Princess Louise of Stolberg-Gedern, Countess of Albany, he is said to have married. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. François-Xavier Fabre is the 773rd most popular painter (up from 873rd in 2019), the 2,269th most popular biography from France (up from 2,537th in 2019) and the 142nd most popular French Painter.

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Among painters, François-Xavier Fabre ranks 773 out of 2,023. Before him are Peter Johann Nepomuk Geiger, Frans Floris, Bartolomeo Vivarini, Marie Krøyer, Vincenzo Catena, and Nuno Gonçalves. After him are Paolo Veneziano, Jan Provoost, Albert Bierstadt, Giovanna Garzoni, Jean Metzinger, and Bada Shanren.

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Among people born in 1766, François-Xavier Fabre ranks 19. Before him are Maine de Biran, Rodolphe Kreutzer, Dominique Jean Larrey, Kurt Polycarp Joachim Sprengel, John Farey Sr., and Thomas Bruce, 7th Earl of Elgin. After him are Slimane of Morocco, Charles Macintosh, Samuel Frederick Gray, Robert Darwin, Alexander Wilson, and Wilhelm Hisinger. Among people deceased in 1837, François-Xavier Fabre ranks 24. Before him are Philippe Buonarroti, Duke Pius August in Bavaria, Ludwig Börne, 10th Dalai Lama, Duke Wilhelm in Bavaria, and Marguerite Gérard. After him are John Latham, Mariano José de Larra, Princess Louise Eleonore of Hohenlohe-Langenburg, William George Horner, Niccolò Antonio Zingarelli, and Gaspar del Bufalo.

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In France

Among people born in France, François-Xavier Fabre ranks 2,269 out of 6,770. Before him are Fulbert of Chartres (960), Bertrand Barère (1755), Urbain Grandier (1590), Jean-Dominique Bauby (1952), William Iron Arm (1010), and Paul Morand (1888). After him are Pierre-Étienne Flandin (1889), Peter I of Courtenay (1126), Henry Beaufort (1374), Thomas Robert Bugeaud (1784), Claire Denis (1946), and Marcellin Marbot (1782).

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Among PAINTERS In France

Among painters born in France, François-Xavier Fabre ranks 142. Before him are Adolphe Monticelli (1824), Joseph-Marie Vien (1716), Nicolas Lancret (1690), Sébastien Bourdon (1616), Louis Anquetin (1861), and Amédée Ozenfant (1886). After him are Jean Metzinger (1883), Jean-Baptiste Oudry (1686), Eugène Fromentin (1820), Jan Asselijn (1610), Louise Abbéma (1853), and Henri Gervex (1852).

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