Charles Edouard Armand-Dumaresq - My Uncle/Cousin (?)

[ihaveaquestion]

I just discovered that this notable French artist is a distant relative/ancestor. Quelle Surprise!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_%C3%89douard_Armand-Dumaresq

I'm still working out the actual relationship from my Uncle John's documentation, but it seems like he was at least a distant cousin. He painted mostly military subjects, but also painted this famous painting of the signing of our Declaration of Independence which reportedly hangs in the Cabinet Room of the WH...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_%C3%89douard_Armand-Dumaresq#/media/File:Signing_of_Declaration_of_Independence_by_Armand-Dumaresq,_c1873.png

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Anyone else have a famous relative, distant or otherwise?

[bucolic_frolic]

1. Yes, very distant, very far back.

It's easy when past genealogists have done the work for you. Jumping the pond (to Europe) with common names is quite another matter.