Vincent Vidal, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Vincent Vidal

French painter

Date of Birth: 20-Jan-1811

Place of Birth: Carcassonne, Occitania, France

Date of Death: 01-Jan-1887

Profession: painter

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Vincent Vidal (20 January 1811 in Carcassonne – 1887 in Paris) was a French painter, pastellist, and watercolourist.
He entered the École des Beaux-Arts in 1837 and studied under Paul Delaroche.
From 1843–87, he exhibited regularly at the Salon, where he was awarded a third-class medal in 1844 and a second-class medal in 1849. Vidal was noted especially for his portraits of fashionable Parisian women.
His famous sitters included Alexandre Dumas and Empress Eugenie.
Vidal was awarded the Légion d'honneur in 1852.