# The Consul Louis Fauvel Painting

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## Artwork

- Artist: [DUPRÉ, Louis](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/dupr-louis-rfa0dff335f104b>)
- Date: 1801-1850
- Technique: Oil on canvas, 55 x 62 cm

## Commentary

The painting represents Louis-Sébastien Fauvel \(1753-1838\) Consul of France in Greece in 1780-1822, who was commissioned to send antiquities to France. In the background the Acropolis in Athens can be seen, showing the painter&#39;s interest in antique monuments.

## Attribution

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