he resided the greater part of his life in paris, and there he died. a younger brother, tony dumont, was also a miniature painter, a pupil of his brother, a frequent exhibitor and the recipient of a medal from the academy in 1810. each artist signed with the surname only, and there is some controversy concerning the attribution to each artist of his own work. tony was an expert violinist and delighted in painting portraits of persons who were playing upon the violin.