Jean-Bernard Duvivier
Jean-Bernard Duvivier was a painter and drawer of portraits and historical and religious subjects, a book illustrator, and a professor at the Normal School in Paris. After having been instructed by Hubert and Paul de Cock and Joseph-Benoît Suvée, he studied in Italy for six years. His style is characterized by balanced composition, lifelike drawing, and bright colors. He was primarily a portraitist and also painted historical and religious scenes. In 1811, Duvivier was commissioned to draw the history of Napoleon, a work that occupied several volumes.
What's truly significant about Duvivier, however, is that he was undoubtedly a cat lover. He sketched many cats, most probably his own, using charcoal and colored crayons. The cats were captured in natural positions. JUST LOOK AT THIS CUTE FUR BALL!
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