Abel de Pujol

Alexandre-Denis-Abel de Pujol or Abel de Pujol (30 January 1787, Valenciennes - 29 September 1861, Paris) was a French painter. He was a student of David and his own students included Alexandre-Gabriel Decamps and Emile Levy. He painted the ceiling of the grand-staircase at the Louvre as well as the galerie de Diane at Fontainebleau and the ceiling of the Bourse de Paris. A member of the Institut de France, he was an officer of the légion d'honne... more

Alexandre-Denis-Abel de Pujol or Abel de Pujol (30 January 1787, Valenciennes - 29 September 1861, Paris) was a French painter. He was a student of David and his own students included Alexandre-Gabriel Decamps and Emile Levy. He painted the ceiling of the grand-staircase at the Louvre as well as the galerie de Diane at Fontainebleau and the ceiling of the Bourse de Paris. A member of the Institut de France, he was an officer of the légion d'honneur. less