François Hyppolite Debon (December 2, 1816, Paris – February 29, 1872, Paris), was a French painter

Painting

Painting is the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a surface . The application of the medium is commonly applied to the base with a brush but other objects can be used. In art, the term painting describes both the act and the result of the action. However, painting is...

. He studied under Antoine-Jean Gros

Antoine-Jean Gros

Baron Antoine-Jean Gros , also known as Jean-Antoine Gros, was both a French History and neoclassical painter.-Early life and training:...

 and Abel de Pujol

Abel de Pujol

Alexandre-Denis-Abel de Pujol or Abel de Pujol was a French painter. He was a student of David and his own students included Alexandre-Gabriel Decamps and Emile Levy. He painted the ceiling of the grand-staircase at the Louvre as well as the galerie de Diane at Fontainebleau and the ceiling of the...

, and exhibited at the Paris Salon

Paris Salon

The Salon , or rarely Paris Salon , beginning in 1725 was the official art exhibition of the Académie des Beaux-Arts in Paris, France. Between 1748–1890 it was the greatest annual or biannual art event in the Western world...

, where he won several medals, including a third class one in 1844 and two second class ones in 1835 and 1868. Baudelaire said of Debon's 1845 painting The Battle of Hastings

Battle of Hastings

The Battle of Hastings occurred on 14 October 1066 during the Norman conquest of England, between the Norman-French army of Duke William II of Normandy and the English army under King Harold II...

"What talent! What energy!" That canvas was later lost in a fire at the musée des Beaux-Arts de Caen

Musée des Beaux-Arts de Caen

The Musée des Beaux-Arts de Caen is a fine arts museum in the French city of Caen, founded at the start of the 19th century and rebuilt in 1971 within the ducal château.-Opening :...

 in 1905.

Works

• Un justicier (Self-portrait), 1835, Musée de la Vie romantique
  Musée de la Vie Romantique
  The Musée de la Vie romantique stands at the foot of Montmartre hill in the IXe arrondissement, 16 rue Chaptal, Paris, France in a 1830 hôtel particulier facing two twin-studios, a greenhouse, a small garden, and a paved courtyard. The museum is open daily except Monday. Permanent collections are...
  
  , Hôtel Scheffer-Renan, Paris;
• La Bataille d'Hastings, 1845, musée des beaux-arts, Caen;
• Défaite d'Attila dans les plaines de Châlons, 1848, Musée des beaux-arts de Marseille;
• L'Entrée de Guillaume le conquérant à Londres, 1856, destroyed;
• Portrait de Monsieur Guillard, lost;
• Portrait en pied de Guillaume le conquérant, 1843, destroyed.