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William-Adolphe Bouguereau (November 30, 1825 - August 19, 1905) was a French academic painter who was born in La Rochelle. A student at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris, he won the Prix de Rome in 1850 and his realistic genre paintings and mythological themes were exhibited at the annual exhibitions of the Paris Salon for his entire working life. In his lifetime, Bouguereau painted eight hundred and twenty-six paintings. In his own time, Bouguereau was considered to be one of the greatest painters in the world. Bouguereau's works were eagerly bought, at high prices, especially by American millionaires. Today, over one hundred museums throughout the world exhibit his works.
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