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'''Hyacinthe Rigaud''' (Perpignan, 1659 - Paris, 1743) was a French  [[Baroque]] Era [[painter]] and draftsman. ''Rigaud studied in Montpellier and Lyon before arriving in Paris in 1681. He won the Prix de Rome in 1682. '' He was elected to the ''Académie Royale'' as a history painter in 1700. <ref> [http://www.getty.edu/art/gettyguide/artMakerDetails?maker=414&page=1] </ref>

'''Hyacinthe Rigaud''' (Perpignan, 1659 - Paris, 1743) was a French  [[Baroque]] Era [[painter]] and draftsman. ''Rigaud studied in Montpellier and Lyon before arriving in Paris in 1681. He won the Prix de Rome in 1682. '' He was elected to the ''Académie Royale'' as a history painter in 1700. <ref> [http://www.getty.edu/art/gettyguide/artMakerDetails?maker=414&page=1 Hyacinthe Rigaud] </ref>

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