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Suvée Joseph-Benoit
(1743—1807)

Flemish painter from Bruges. At age eight Joseph-Benoоt Suvйe began studying at the Royal Academy of Bruges. After winning multiple first prizes, he left for Paris in 1763. He was always referred to by Jacques-Louis David as 'l'ignare Suvйe', and was, like David, a pupil of Vien, and David's lifelong rival for the leadership of... More...

France, 1950, André Chénier