Victor Dubreuil

Victor Dubreuil (8 November 1842–date of death unknown) was a French–American artist known for his trompe l'oeil paintings of money.

Personal life
Dubreuil was born on 8 November 1842, at Ayron, near Poitiers, France. He married Virginie Lenoir in 1878.

Career
After joining the army and fighting in the Second Franco-Mexican and Franco-Prussian wars, Dubreuil moved to Paris and worked as a bank director.

He became a socialist agitator, founded both a newspaper and an African development company, then absconded having been charged with stealing half a million francs. He emigrated to the United States of America in 1882.

Once in the United States, he taught himself to paint, specializing in very realistic depictions of money.

Works

 * American Paper Currency
 * Barrels of Money
 * The Cross of Gold
 * Fresh Peanuts
 * Grover Cleveland
 * Money to Burn
 * Napoleon Commanding a View of the Prisoners
 * One Dollar Silver Certificate
 * Tronpe L'Oeil Still Life with Dollar Bill and Fly