1. Alfred Dehodencq was a French Orientalist painter known for his vivid oil paintings of Andalusian and North African scenes.
11 Facts About Alfred Dehodencq
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Alfred Dehodencq was sent to convalesce in Spain, where he remained for five years.
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Alfred Dehodencq became acquainted with the works of Spanish painters Diego Velazquez and Francisco Goya, which had a strong influence on his approach to painting.
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Alfred Dehodencq was the first foreign artist known to have lived in Morocco for an extended number of years.
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Alfred Dehodencq frequently drew and painted the Jews of Morocco.
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Alfred Dehodencq's painting A Jewish Woman with her Negro Maid, as well as over 30 of his drawings, are in the collection of the Israel Museum, Jerusalem.
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Some scholars say that Alfred Dehodencq was inspired by the story of Sol Hachuel, but the artist's friend and biographer, Gabriel Seailles, states explicitly, in two books, that Alfred Dehodencq was an eye-witness to the execution he depicted, which took place in Tangiers.
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Alfred Dehodencq married Maria Amelia Calderon in 1857 in Cadiz, Spain.
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In 1863, after 15 years abroad, Alfred Dehodencq returned with this family to Paris.
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Alfred Dehodencq was decorated with the Legion of Honour in 1870.
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Alfred Dehodencq committed suicide on 2 January 1882, having been sick for a long time.