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Louis Bruyas
Louis Bruyas (24 April 1738 in Lyon – 14 June 1807 in Friedland, now known as Pravdinsk, near Kaliningrad, Russia), stage and pen-name Bursay, was a French actor and playwright. He was a member of the prestigious Académie des Arcades de Rome.
Life.
He débuted at the Comédie-Française on 16 February 1761, in the rôle of Zamore in Voltaire's "Alzire". The "Mercure de France" for March wrote "This new débutant is an agreeable
Alfred Bruyas
Alfred Bruyas (15 August 1821 – 1 January 1876) was an art collector and a personal friend of many important artists of his time, among them Gustave Courbet. He donated his collection to the Musée Fabre, in Montpellier.
Born Jacques Louis Bruyas, he was the son of a wealthy banker in Montpellier. His interest in art was clear even at school. In 1840 he studied at the studio of Charles Matet, however he soon recognized the limits of his own talents and shifted his focus to