Alfred Dehodencq
Alfred Dehodencq was a mid19thcentury French Orientalist painter born in Paris. He was known for his vivid oil paintings, especially those of North African scenes.
Dehodencq was born in Paris onApril 1822. During his early years, Dehodencq studied in Paris at the Ecole des Beaux Arts under the tutelage of French artist Leon Cogniet. Following the French revolution of 1848 he spent five years in Spain where he became acquainted with the works of Spanish painters Diego Velzquez and Francisco Goya which had a strong influence on his approach to painting.
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