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(1) René-Antoine Houasse
(b Paris, 1645; d Paris, 27 May 1710). A pupil of Charles Le Brun, with whom he later collaborated, he was received (reçu) by the Académie Royale in 1673 with the portrait of Louis XIV in the Guise of Hercules Overcoming the Hydra (Paris, Louvre). He went on to have a brilliant career within the Académie, becoming Assistant Professor in 1675, Professor in 1680, Assistant Rector in 1695 and finally Director in 1701. He was also Director of the Académie de France in Rome between 1699 and 1704.
Part of the Houasse family
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