Gustave Staal

Staal, Pierre Gustave Eugene (French portraitist and engraver, 1817-1882)

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Biography:

STAAL, Gustave or Pierre Gustave Eugène

French, 19th century, male.

Born 2 September 1817, in Vertus (Marne); died 19 October 1882, in Ivry-sur-Seine (Val-de-Marne).

Painter, draughtsman, pastellist, engraver (burin), lithographer. Mythological subjects, portraits.

A pupil of Paul Delaroche, Gustave Staal was admitted to the École des Beaux-Arts on 7 April 1838. He exhibited at the Salon from 1839 to 1872 and was a regular contributor to the Magasin Pittoresque.

("STAAL, Gustave or Pierre Gustave Eugène." Benezit Dictionary of Artists. Oxford Art Online. Oxford University Press, accessed April 25, 2016)