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Constance Marie Charpentier (born 1767 Paris, France – August 3, 1849 France) was a French painter. She specialized in sentimental genre scenes and portraits, mainly children and women. She was also known as Constance Marie Bondelu.
She studied under Jacques-Louis David and Francois Gerard. In 1788 she received a 'Prix d'Encouragement.' From 1795 to 1819 she exhibited at the Salon where she received a gold medal.[1]
She was considered to be one of the finest portrait painters of her age based on the few surviving examples of her work.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constance_Marie_Charpentier
