Born in France in 1847 on the family's palatial yacht. DeConte was a scion of an illustrious Bourbon and Orleans family. After the Franco-Prussian War destroyed the family's wealth, he turned to art and studied at the Ecole des Beaux Arts in Paris.
He lived in Brazil before working as a draftsman in the U.S. Navy. After his military service, he lived in New York and Chicago where he was a member of the Society of Chicago Artists. In the 1890s, DeConte (showing 500 of 1364 characters). |
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