Tony Robert-Fleury
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Tony Robert-Fleury was a French painter, known primarily for historical scenes. He was also a prominent art teacher, with many famous artists among his students.
Robert-Fleury in his studio, from the Frick Collection
Varsovie, Scene de l'Insurrection polonaise
Pinel at the Salpêtrière. Pinel orders removal of chains from patients at Paris Asylum for insane women.
Léon Cogniet
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Léon Cogniet was a French history and portrait painter. He is probably best remembered as a teacher, with more than one hundred notable students.
Cogniet in 1865
Helen Rescued by Castor and Pollux, 1817
Jean-François Champollion, 1831