I. (laude Marie, a French painter, born in Paris about 1790, died there, April 21, 1864. He studied with David, and for many years attempted historical paintings on a grand scale, which met with little favor. In 1827 he exhibited two sentimental pictures entitled "Souvenirs" and "Regrets," which, in spite of much hostile criticism, became very popular through the medium of engravings. After executing several similar works, he turned his attention to portraits, by which he acquired reputation and fortune. He painted the likenesses of many distinguished persons, including Louis Philippe and his daughter, the queen of the Belgians. In 1850 two large pictures by Dubufe, representing the temptation and expulsion of Adam and Eve from paradise, were extensively exhibited in the United States. II. Edouard, son of the preceding, born in Paris about 1818. He studied under his father and Paul Delaroche, and for some years followed successfully the sentimental style of his father's "Souvenirs" and "Regrets." Afterward he painted Scriptural subjects, but later, following the example of his father, he confined himself more to portrait painting.

Among his most successful works are portraits of the empress Eugenie, Rosa Bonheur, and the members of the congress of Paris. Two paintings called " The Conscript's Departure " and " The Soldier's Return," and a large painting of " The Prodigal Son," have been exhibited in the United States, and the last has been engraved.