| The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-07. |
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| Desportes, Alexandre-François |
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(äl ksäN´dr -fräNswä´ d pôrt´) (KEY) , 1661–1743, French painter. He is best known for his hunting scenes and paintings of animals. Desportes, who began as a portrait painter, was among the first to paint landscapes from nature; for that practice he was held to be eccentric. His works are in the tradition of careful realism of Flemish still-life paintings. The Louvre and the Wallace Collection, London, have examples of his work. |
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