Abigail Towne
Antoine Plamondon · 1840
Why it's great
A girl in a ruffled dress and cap sits calmly for her portrait. Antoine Plamondon, an early Canadian painter from Quebec, trained in Paris and returned to paint portraits of the middle class and religious figures. His faces are simple and honest. It's a portrait from early Canadian art.
Where to see it
📍 Dallas Museum of ArtDallas, United States
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Antoine Plamondon was born near Quebec City and studied painting in Paris in the 1830s. He became one of the most important portrait painters in Quebec, painting priests, nuns and political leaders. He taught many younger artists. He died in 1895.
