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'''Auguste-Hyacinthe Debay''', a son of the eminent sculptor [[Jean-Baptiste Joseph Debay the Elder|Jean Baptiste Joseph Debay]], though really a sculptor, began life as an historical painter. He was born at [[Nantes]] in 1804, and in 1817, when only thirteen years of age, sent his first portraits to the [[Salon (Paris)|Salon]]. After studying under [[Antoine-Jean Gros|Gros]], he obtained the '[[Prix de Rome]]' in 1823. Soon after this he gave up painting for sculpture, which he studied under his father, and in which he was very successful. His death occurred in Paris in 1865. Some of his historical paintings are at [[Palace of Versailles|Versailles]]. |
'''Auguste-Hyacinthe Debay''' ({{IPA-fr|ogyst jasɛ̃t dəbɛ}}), a son of the eminent sculptor [[Jean-Baptiste Joseph Debay the Elder|Jean Baptiste Joseph Debay]], though really a sculptor, began life as an historical painter. He was born at [[Nantes]] in 1804, and in 1817, when only thirteen years of age, sent his first portraits to the [[Salon (Paris)|Salon]]. After studying under [[Antoine-Jean Gros|Gros]], he obtained the '[[Prix de Rome]]' in 1823. Soon after this he gave up painting for sculpture, which he studied under his father, and in which he was very successful. His death occurred in Paris in 1865. Some of his historical paintings are at [[Palace of Versailles|Versailles]]. |
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[[File:Debay - Augustin Dumont.jpg|thumb|right|200px|''[[Augustin-Alexandre Dumont]]'', 1829.]] |
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Auguste-Hyacinthe Debay (French pronunciation: [ogyst jasɛ̃t dəbɛ]), a son of the eminent sculptor Jean Baptiste Joseph Debay, though really a sculptor, began life as an historical painter. He was born at Nantes in 1804, and in 1817, when only thirteen years of age, sent his first portraits to the Salon. After studying under Gros, he obtained the 'Prix de Rome' in 1823. Soon after this he gave up painting for sculpture, which he studied under his father, and in which he was very successful. His death occurred in Paris in 1865. Some of his historical paintings are at Versailles.
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This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Bryan, Michael (1886). "DEBAY, Auguste Hyacinthe". In Graves, Robert Edmund (ed.). Bryan's Dictionary of Painters and Engravers (A–K). Vol. I (3rd ed.). London: George Bell & Sons.[[Category:Wikipedia articles incorporating text from Bryan's Dictionary of Painters and Engravers, volume 1|]]
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