{"title":"Princeteau, René","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRené Pierre Charles Princeteau (1843-1914)\u003c\/strong\u003e was a French animal painter.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRené Princeteau was born in Libourne into a noble family. He was deaf and mute from birth. He studied at the Institut National de Jeunes Sourds de Paris. After attending sculpture classes with Dominique Fortuné Maggesi, he enrolled in 1865 at the École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts, where he studied under the direction of Auguste Dumont. He rented a studio at 233 rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe was a friend of Alphonse de Toulouse-Lautrec and tutored Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec in 1871. During the Franco-Prussian War, he enlisted in the artillery of army of the Loire. He then accumulated in his notebooks a lot of notes and drawings.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe rose to prominence with his horse paintings in 1885. He painted numerous hunting scenes with hounds, racing, as well as landscapes and equestrian portraits.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1883, Princeteau left Paris for Libourne where he originated. This period marks the beginning of his great compositions celebrating rural life. He settled in the castle of Pontus near Fronsac on the banks of the Isle.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe died in Fronsac in 1914.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"princeteau-rene-1844-1914-race-horses-on-the-beach","title":"Princeteau, Rene (1844-1914) - Race Horses on the Beach","description":"\u003cp\u003ePicture by the French artist René Princeteau.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis download consists of 1 image in JPEG format that is 600dpi and 5190 pixels wide by 3635 pixels tall.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe picture is out of copyright and in the public domain, so you are free to use it in whatever way you'd like, including commercial use.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRead more about \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/publicdomainimagelibrary.com\/collections\/rene-pierre-charles-princeteau\" title=\"Rene Princeteau\"\u003eRene Princeteau\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Digital Download - 1 image","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":61021809049930,"sku":null,"price":0.8,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0776\/7965\/7290\/files\/Princeteau_Rene_1844-1914_-RaceHorsesontheBeach_main.jpg?v=1770290891"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0776\/7965\/7290\/collections\/Princeteau_Rene_1844-1914-6158570.jpg?v=1770290734","url":"https:\/\/publicdomainimagelibrary.com\/collections\/rene-pierre-charles-princeteau.oembed","provider":"Public Domain Image Library","version":"1.0","type":"link"}