Prud'hon

American  

[proo-dawn] / pruˈdɔ̃ /

noun

1. Pierre Paul Pierre Prudon, 1758–1823, French painter.

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Prud'hon British  

/ prydɔ̃ /

noun

1. Pierre Paul (pjɛr pɔl). 1758–1823, French painter, noted for the romantic and mysterious aura of his portraits

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Example Sentences

An engaging trip through 19th century France as seen by artists from Prud'hon to Daumier.

From Time Magazine Archive

It bore some resemblance, perhaps, to that of painters like Prud'hon or Ary Scheffer, but it had more vitality, and on the whole more power.

From Leighton by Baldry, A. Lys

The work of Prud'hon covers a wide range, of which not the least important are the drawings which he made with a lavish hand.

From McClure's Magazine, Vol. 6, No. 2, January, 1896 by Various

In the same way she imitated Prud'hon, and this critic thinks it by no means certain that the master finished her work, as has been alleged.

From Women in the fine arts, from the Seventh Century B.C. to the Twentieth Century A.D. by Waters, Clara Erskine Clement

This has led to an under-valuation of her ability, and both the inferior works of Prud'hon and bad imitations of him have been attributed to her.

From Women in the fine arts, from the Seventh Century B.C. to the Twentieth Century A.D. by Waters, Clara Erskine Clement