About Adélaïde Ducluzeau
Adélaïde Ducluzeau 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. 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. Durand-Ducluzeau was also paid 2,000 francs (6738 euros) for the porcelain plaques of the Pendule de l'Horlogerie (1837), only half that awarded to the porcelain painter Antoine Béranger for the same designs. Founded in 1740 at Vincennes and transferred to Sèvres in 1756, it operated under royal patronage, producing porcelain for the court, elite clientele and for use as diplomatic gifts. In 1807, they had a daughter, Adélaïde Claire, who later became an artist.
Biography source: Wikipedia. The profile adds birthday-specific historical context from the Celebs Birthday Today editorial database.