The Progress of Painting in France
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Genre: | Miscellaneous |
Subjects: | Medical Practitioners, Education |
Relates that the French artist Charles A Du Fresnoy was intended by his parents for the profession of medicine, and was accordingly sent to the University of Paris; however, he subsequently left to study art, incensing his parents. | |
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