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'''Michel Felice Corne''' (Island of Elba, [[Italy]], 1752 - Newport, Rhode Island, 1845) was an Italian born, American Colonial Era [[painter]]. He specialized in Maritime Art but made also landscapes, portraits, and murals.
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Corne became noted for his depictions of ships and naval battles of the War of 1812. He also painted numerous murals, and in 1810 did a mural cycle in the newly-built Sullivan-Dorr House.
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''In Action''. Painting by Michel Felice Corne (1812), one of a series of four paintings depicting the battle between USS Constituion and HMS Gueriere, and done under the direction of Captain Issac Hull. (US Navy).
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== External links ==
*[http://www.artcyclopedia.com/artists/corne_michele_felice.html Michel Felice Corne]
[[Category:Painters]]