About Adélaïde Ducluzeau
Adélaïde Ducluzeau (née Marie-Adélaïde Durand; 15 March 1787– 1 August 1849) was a French porcelain painter, known for her work at the Manufacture nationale de Sèvres and for her master copies on porcelain. Active between 1818 and 1848, the artist also ran a small private art school. She died during the Paris cholera epidemic of 1849. == Early life and training == Marie-Adélaïde Durand was born in Paris on 15 March 1787 into a wealthy family. Her father, a building contractor, encouraged her artistic interests, which she shared with her sister Joséphine. At an early age, she trained under the neoclassical painter Jean-Baptiste Regnault, with whom she developed a foundation in academic figure painting. Initially pursuing art for personal enjoyment, a change in her financial situation led her to turn to the commercial practice of painting on porcelain. Around 1816 she entered the studio of Marie-Victoire Jaquotot, a leading figure of the era, who subsequently introduced her to professional work at the Manufacture de Sèvres. == Family == Durand-Ducluzeau married François Ducluzeau, a lawyer in the imperial court. In 1807, they had a daughter, Adélaïde Claire, who later became an artist.
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