Antoine Benoist (painter)
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Antoine Benoist (painter)
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Antoine Benoist was a French painter and sculptor who served as personal painter to King Louis XIV. He was accepted as a member of the Académie Royale, Paris in 1681. Benoist's fame grew after he exhibited forty-three wax figurines of the French Royal Circle at his residence in Paris. Thereafter, the king authorized the figurines to be shown throughout France. His work became so highly regarded that James II of England invited him to visit England in 1684. There he executed works of the English
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French painter and sculptor (1632–1717)
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2022-12-08T05:19:48Z
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