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Theophile Hamel
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Painting: Dr. Wolfred Nelson
Painting ID:: 81065
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Theophile Hamel
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(8 November 1817 - 23 December 1870) was a Canadian artist who painted mainly portraits and religious images in 19th-century Quebec.
Hamel was born in 1817 in Sainte-Foy (that was a suburb of Quebec City), the son of a successful farmer. Hamel's paternal ancestry can be traced to French immigrant Jean Hamel, who arrived in New France from Avremesnil (Normandy) in 1656. In 1834 Theophile was already taking art lessons from Antoine Plamondon. His early portraits show a mixture of European romanticism and Canadian simplicity. His style gradually changed to match the taste of his clients for simple, honest, even prim portraits |
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Painting: Dr. Wolfred Nelson |
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Painting: Dr. Wolfred Nelson, 1848, by Thxophile Hamel, 1848. Oil on canvas, 73.5 x 58 cm
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