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Charles Meynier

Calliope, Muse of Epic Poetry

1798
oil on canvas

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FROM THE CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART’S CATALOG

Through the assistance of his brother, a famous actor of the Comédie Française, Charles Meynier studied in the studio of François André Vincent, the principal rival of the master Jacques-Louis David

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