Artist

Ambrose Duval

born ca. 1778-died 1860
Active in
  • New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Biography

Ambrose Duval came from France to New Orleans in 1803, and remained there for many years. In an advertisement, he listed his services as a teacher of figures, landscapes, and flowers. Duval also billed himself as a naturalist and exhibited his collection of birds. About 1805, he painted a miniature of Louisiana's first territorial governor, William C. C. Claiborne. In 1821, Duval met John James Audubon, to whom he gave a stuffed plover. Audubon used his friends gift for a painting included in his now famous portfolio of American birds.

Works by this artist (31 items)

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Peggy Bacon, Promenade Deck, 1920, drypoint, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Frank McClure, 1974.86.1
Promenade Deck
Artist
Date1920
drypoint
Not on view
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Harry Hopkins
Artist
Daten.d.
charcoal on paper
Not on view
Peggy Bacon, The Spirit of Rain, 1936, drypoint on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Bequest of Frank McClure, 1979.98.14
The Spirit of Rain
Artist
Date1936
drypoint on paper
Not on view
Peggy Bacon, Penguin Island, 1925, etching on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Michael J. Ettner, 2021.88.5
Penguin Island
Artist
Date1925
etching on paper
Not on view