Jules-Alexandre Duval Le Camus (5 August 1814, Paris - 23 June 1878, Saint-Cloud) was a French painter who specialized in portraits and genre scenes. Biography He was the only son of the painter Pierre Duval Le Camus. After receiving his initial lessons from his father, he was admitted to the studios of Paul Delaroche and Martin Drolling at the École des beaux-arts de Paris. He was awarded second place at the Prix de Rome of 1838. Although his style is almost indistinguishable from his father's, he preferred to paint on smaller canvases. In addition to his best-known scenes from daily life, he did some occasional depictions of Biblical and mythological subjects. A notable example of this may be seen at the choir of the (1868-1876), which was a commission from the French government. References Further reading Les Duval Le Camus, peintres de père en fils, (exhibition catalog), Saint-Cloud, , 2010. External links Présentation de l'exposition "Les Duval Le Camus, peintres de père en fils", 2010, Musée des Avelines. 1814 births 1878 deaths 19th-century French painters French male painters Painters from Paris 19th-century painters of historical subjects 19th-century French male artists