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Auguste de Forbin

French painter, director of the Louvre Museum (1777-1841)
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Auguste de Forbin
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Facts

34 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[26]
Date of birth
August 19, 1777
Date of death
February 23, 1841
Place of birth
La Roque-d'Anthéron
Place of death
Paris
Country of citizenship
France[16]
Occupation
anthropologist, archaeologist, painter, travel writer, playwright, writer, antiquarian bookseller, administrateur[17][18][19]
Employer
Louvre Museum[21]
Position held
Director of French national museums[20]
Award received
Knight of the Royal and Military Order of Saint Louis, Commander of the Legion of Honour, Knight Hospitaller[22][23][24]
Father
Gaspard de Forbin de La Barben, Marquis de Pont-a-Mousson[11]
Mother
Françoise Marthe de Milani La Roque, Marquise de La Roque[12]
Spouse
Roselyne de Dortan[13]
Child
Marthe-Lydia de Forbin-La Barben, Valentine de Forbin de La Barben[14][15]
Work location
Paris[36]
Student of
Jean-Jacques de Boissieu, Jacques-Louis David, Jean Antoine Constantin[38][39][40]
Languages spoken, written or signed
French[43]
Artist files at
Frick Art Research Library
Birth name
Louis Nicolas Philippe Auguste de Forbin[44]
Copyright status as a creator
copyrights on works have expired
Described by source
BEIC Digital Library, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[41][42]
Family
House of Forbin[27]
Family name
Forbin, Forbin La Barben[30][31]
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Given name
Louis, Nicolas, Philippe, Auguste[32][33][34][35]
Has works in the collection
Musée Granet, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Musée des Beaux-Arts de Quimper, Musée Fabre, Musée des beaux-arts de Marseille
Member of
Académie des beaux-arts[25]
Name in native language
Auguste de Forbin
Noble title
count[28]
On focus list of Wikimedia project
WikiProject PCC Wikidata Pilot/Frick Art Reference Library
Place of burial
Saint-Pierre Cemetery[10]
Relative
Charles François Marie Joseph de Dortan[37]
Unmarried partner
Pauline Bonaparte[29]
Writing language
French
🏷️ Also known as
en Comte De Forbin en Le comte de Forbin en Louis Nicolas Philippe Auguste, Comte de Forbin en M. Forbin en Louis Nicolas Phillippe Auguste, comte de Forbin en Louis-Nicolas-Philippe-Auguste Forbin en Louis Nicolas Philippe Auguste Forbin en Louis Nicolas Philippe Auguste, Comte De Forbin en Louis-Nicolas-Philippe-Auguste, Comte de Forbin en Auguste, Comte de Forbin en Auguste de Forbin en Auguste Forbin en Comte de Forbin cs De Forbin cs Forbin cs Louis-Nicolas-Philippe-Auguste Forbin de Luigi Niccòlo Filippo Augusto Forbin de Louis N. Ph. A. de Forbin de Louis N. de Forbin de Louis-Auguste de Forbin
🔖 Identifiers · 71
ISNI
0000000108596660
VIAF cluster ID
106969370
Library of Congress Authorities ID
no92025522
GND ID
116649089
AGORHA UUID
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Academy of Athens authority ID
6511
Académie des beaux-arts member ID
comte-de-forbin
Artist ID of the Department of Prints and Drawings of the Louvre
1004-FORBIN-Auguste-de
Artist-info artist ID
320054
Artnet artist ID
louis-nicolas-comte-de-forbin
AskArt person ID
11031706, 11295738
Benezit ID
B00066022
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Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
14962837j
Bridgeman artist ID
27640
British Museum person or institution ID
27517
CERL Thesaurus ID
cnp01387003
CTHS person ID
125085
DDB person (GND) ID
116649089
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
116649089
Dezède person ID
2739
Digital portrait index person (GND) ID
116649089
Dizionario degli artisti ID
forbin-louis-nicolas
Early Modern Letters Online person ID
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Edition humboldt digital ID
H0000169
Europeana entity
agent/base/2758
FAST ID
311326
FactGrid item ID
Surrey Scorchers
FranceArchives agent ID
291659176
Freebase ID
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Frick Art Research Library Artist File ID
991004670489707141
GeneaStar person ID
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Genealogics.org person ID
I00484344
Geni profile ID
6000000074547663821
Grove Art Online ID
T028939
HAND ID
A8DE-BCF5-866E-FE47-FFC3
ICCD agent ID
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IdRef ID
236692135
IxTheo authority ID
133401324
J9U entity ID
987007261232905171
KSW person ID
43654
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
116649089
Libraries Australia ID
35669893
Léonore ID
LH//997/8
Léonore Web ID
144840
MutualArt artist ID
8C2A5A3FFC1CD388
NL CR AUT ID
jo2016916532
NLA Trove people ID
1035228
NLB authority ID (Belarus)
CNB-ar14787448
NUKAT ID
n2009084352
National Library of Chile ID
000113495
National Library of Greece ID
116385
National Library of Lithuania ID
LNB:CkrU;=CF
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810673520205606
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
070039453
Open Library ID
OL2507775A, OL7131191A, OL5852225A
OpenMLOL author ID
113830, 141749
Parsifal cluster ID
97894, 110673
RA Collections ID
14074
RERO ID (legacy)
A003252605
RISM ID
people/41024861
RKDartists ID
28611
Roglo person ID
p=auguste;n=de+forbin+de+la+barben
SBN author ID
CFIV228016
SNAC ARK ID
w69k58k9
Smithsonian American Art Museum person/institution ID
6396
Union List of Artist Names ID
500032762
Vatican Library ID (former scheme)
ADV11502349
Vatican Library VcBA ID
495/282326
Wellcome Collection concept ID
gzenr7nq
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJppvWMT8jHWw7mcrbRFrq
Yale LUX ID
person/cfe5480f-93bd-463e-898f-da1c51a69d7d

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 6
writer, playwright, painter, archaeologist, anthropologist, travel writer
Has works in the collection 5
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Musée Fabre, Musée des beaux-arts de Marseille, Musée Granet, Musée des Beaux-Arts de Quimper
Student of 3
Jacques-Louis David, Jean-Jacques de Boissieu, Jean Antoine Constantin
Award received 2
Commander of the Legion of Honour, Knight Hospitaller
Described by source 2
Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, BEIC Digital Library
Given name 2
Louis, Nicolas
Country of citizenship 1
France
Employer 1
Louvre Museum
FactGrid item ID 1
Surrey Scorchers
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
French
Member of 1
Académie des beaux-arts
Place of birth 1
La Roque-d'Anthéron
Place of death 1
Paris
Sex or gender 1
male
Teachers 1
Jean-Jacques de Boissieu
Unmarried partner 1
Pauline Bonaparte
Work location 1
Paris
Writing language 1
French
← Unmarried partner 1
Pauline Bonaparte
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Summary

Auguste de Forbin was born on August 19, 1777[1], in La Roque-d'Anthéron[2]. He died on February 23, 1841[3], in Paris[4]. He worked as an anthropologist[5], archaeologist[6], painter[7], travel writer[8], and playwright[9].

FAQs

Where was Auguste de Forbin born?

Auguste de Forbin was born in La Roque-d'Anthéron[2].

Where did Auguste de Forbin die?

Auguste de Forbin died in Paris[4].

Who were Auguste de Forbin's parents?

Auguste de Forbin's father was Gaspard de Forbin de La Barben, Marquis de Pont-a-Mousson[11]. Auguste de Forbin's mother was Françoise Marthe de Milani La Roque, Marquise de La Roque[12].

Who was Auguste de Forbin married to?

Auguste de Forbin's spouses include Roselyne de Dortan[13].

What did Auguste de Forbin do for work?

Auguste de Forbin worked as an anthropologist[5], archaeologist[6], painter[7], travel writer[8], and playwright[9].

What awards did Auguste de Forbin receive?

Honors received include Knight of the Royal and Military Order of Saint Louis[22], Commander of the Legion of Honour[23], and Knight Hospitaller[24].

Related Entities

France Jacques-Louis David Louvre Museum Musée Fabre Pauline Bonaparte

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [26] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] ↑ . Genealogics. wikidata.org.
  5. [12] ↑ . Genealogics. wikidata.org.
  6. [13] ↑ . Roglo. wikidata.org.
  7. [16] ↑ . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [20] ↑ . Louvre Museum collections database. wikidata.org.
  9. [14] ↑ . Genealogics. wikidata.org.
  10. [15] ↑ . Roglo. wikidata.org.
  11. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  15. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [17] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [18] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [23] ↑ . Léonore database. wikidata.org.
  25. [24] ↑ . Léonore database. wikidata.org.
  26. [29] ↑ . nationalgeographic.fr. nationalgeographic.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [25] ↑ . www.academiedesbeauxarts.fr. wikidata.org.
  28. [1] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . culture.gouv.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [3] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . culture.gouv.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  35. [35] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  36. [36] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  37. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [38] ↑ . Union List of Artist Names. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  39. [39] ↑ . gallica.bnf.fr. Retrieved . gallica.bnf.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  42. [42] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  43. [43] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  44. [44] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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    AskArt person ID → 11031706, 11295738
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    Parsifal cluster ID → 97894, 110673
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