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was so pleased with it that he invited Dreux to accompany him on an official trip to
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Alfred de Dreux was born in 1810 into a privileged and colourful family. He was the first child and only son of the architect, Pierre-Anne
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in 1847. Dreux made a second portrait of the Duc together with his guards. King
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