Frans van Dorne
1776
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1848
Flemish painter (1776–1848)
Frans van Dorne or François van Dorne was a Flemish painter of portraits and religious subjects. He is known for his still lifes of fruit and flowers. He trained in Paris with the famous French Neoclassical painter Jacques-Louis David. Van Dorne worked in Paris until 1822, the year in which he returned to his hometown Louvain.