Louis Félix Amiel (1802-1864) was a French portrait painter. He was born at Castelnaudary (Aude). He was a pupil of Baron Gros from 1823 to 1825. He would study at the Beaux-Arts de Paris and specialized in portraiture. He participated in the Salon from 1833 until 1849.
He is most famous for being a major contributor to the series "Portraits of Kings of France", commissioned by King Louis Philippe I from 1837 to 1838.
He died at Joinville-le-Pont in 1864.
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