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Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot

French landscape and portrait painter and printmaker in etching (1796-1875)

Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot has incompatible recorded birth dates. The main Wikidata statement lists July 16, 1796 in Rue du Bac.

Born

July 16, 1796

An exact age is omitted because the recorded dates are incompatible or not precise enough.

Died: February 22, 1875

Birthplace
Rue du Bac
Professions
visual artist, draftsperson, photographer, architectural drafter, printmaker, painter
Citizenship
France

Incompatible birth dates

Sources disagree: July 16, 1796 (Find a Grave; Integrated Authority File; Corot, Jean-Baptiste-Camille, Called Camille; Brockhaus Enzyklopädie; BnF authorities; National Museum of Visual Arts; GeneaStar; Nationalencyklopedin; Encyclopædia Britannica Online; Babelio; LIMIS; Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana; The Fine Art Archive Db; Proleksis Encyclopedia) or July 17, 1796 (SIKART).

The main date retains its own sources. These alternatives overlap neither all other statements nor the main date. Rank is Wikidata editorial priority, not proof.

July 17, 1796

Precision: day · Rank: normal

More about Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot

Birth name
Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot

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Questions people ask

Where was Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot born?

Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot was born in Rue du Bac.

What was Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot’s name at birth?

Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot’s recorded birth name is Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot.

When did Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot die?

Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot died on February 22, 1875.