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Jean-Baptiste Greuze
1805Mar, 4

Jean-Baptiste Greuze

Jean-Baptiste Greuze, French painter (b. 1725)
Jean-Baptiste Greuze (French pronunciation: ​[ʒɑ̃ batist ɡʁøz], 21 August 1725 – 4 March 1805) was a French painter of portraits, genre scenes, and history painting.

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