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Courbet, Gustave
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
French painter, born at Ornans; took to landscape-painting; was head of the Realistic school; joined the Commune in 1871; his property and pictures were sold to pay the damage done, and especially to restore the Vendôme Column; died an exile in Switzerland (1819-1877).
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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Courbet, Gustave'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/nut/c/courbet-gustave.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.