Benoît-Hermogaste Molin, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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French painter
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Place of Birth: Chambéry, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
About Benoît-Hermogaste Molin
- Benoît-Hermogaste Molin (born 1810 in Chambéry-1894) was a Savoyard and French painter, portraitist, genre painter and History painter. He studied at the School of Paintings in Chambéry, his native town.
- he became a pupil of Gros in Paris.
- He presented regularly his paintings at the Salon (since 1843).
- His portrait of Joseph de Maistre was praised.
- Painter at the Court, until 1860 when the Duchy of Savoy was annexed by France, he became Director of Chambéry Musée des beaux-arts in 1850.
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