Louis-André-Gabriel Bouchet
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Louis-André-Gabriel Bouchet (born 1759; died 1842) a French historical painter, scholar of David
, painted subjects from sacred and profane history, poetry, and
portraits. He obtained the first grand prize
in 1797, and continued to exhibit until 1819. Gabet does not mention the date of his birth or death.
1807 he manufactured the portrait on behalf emperors Napoléon as counterpart to the work of Empress Joséphine
who Robert Lefèvre
1805 had implemented. Napoléon gave these two portraits of the city Aachen
to 1807. After their deportation of Aachen into the city lock of Berlin
on order Friedrich Wilhelm IV copies were made before he sent the paintings back 1840 to Aachen. Probably Professor Carl Schmid painted the reproductions. The original works decorate today the entrance hall of Aachen city hall.
Louis-André-Gabriel Bouchet (born 1759; died 1842) a French historical painter, scholar of David
Jacques-Louis David
Jacques-Louis David was an influential French painter in the Neoclassical style, considered to be the preeminent painter of the era...
, painted subjects from sacred and profane history, poetry, and
portraits. He obtained the first grand prize
Prix de Rome
The Prix de Rome was a scholarship for arts students, principally of painting, sculpture, and architecture. It was created, initially for painters and sculptors, in 1663 in France during the reign of Louis XIV. It was an annual bursary for promising artists having proved their talents by...
in 1797, and continued to exhibit until 1819. Gabet does not mention the date of his birth or death.
1807 he manufactured the portrait on behalf emperors Napoléon as counterpart to the work of Empress Joséphine
Joséphine de Beauharnais
Joséphine de Beauharnais was the first wife of Napoléon Bonaparte, and thus the first Empress of the French. Her first husband Alexandre de Beauharnais had been guillotined during the Reign of Terror, and she had been imprisoned in the Carmes prison until her release five days after Alexandre's...
who Robert Lefèvre
Robert Lefèvre
Robert Jacques François Faust Lefèvre was a French painter of portraits, history paintings and religious paintings. He was heavily influenced by Jacques-Louis David and his style s reminiscent of the antique.-Life:Robert Lefèvre made his first drawings on the papers of a procureur to whom his...
1805 had implemented. Napoléon gave these two portraits of the city Aachen
Aachen
Aachen has historically been a spa town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Aachen was a favoured residence of Charlemagne, and the place of coronation of the Kings of Germany. Geographically, Aachen is the westernmost town of Germany, located along its borders with Belgium and the Netherlands, ...
to 1807. After their deportation of Aachen into the city lock of Berlin
Berlin
Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...
on order Friedrich Wilhelm IV copies were made before he sent the paintings back 1840 to Aachen. Probably Professor Carl Schmid painted the reproductions. The original works decorate today the entrance hall of Aachen city hall.
Works
- 1797 Death of Marcus Porcius Cato the Younger
- Hector Isabey (1797–1814), sign., oil on canvas, 141 x 98 cm (55,5 x 38,6 in). 1994 auction.
- Eugenie Isabey (1803–1886), oil on canvas, 141 x 98 cm (55,5 x 38,6 in). 1994 auction.
- Alexandrine Isabey (1791–1871), Madame Charles Ciceri, sign., oil on canvas, 141 x 98 cm (55,5 x 38,6 in). 1994 auction.
- Mme. H and her children, 1815, oil on canvas, 165.4 x 122.6 cm (65 1/8 x 48 1/4 in). Eugene Fuller Memorial Collection, 62.75 Seattle Art Museum The Collection Holocaust Provenance.
Literature
- J. Fey: „Zur Geschichte Aachener Maler des 19. Jahrhunderts.“ in: „Aus Aachens Vorzeit. Mit-teilungen des Vereins für Kunde der Aachener Vorzeit.“ Zehnter Jahrgang 1897, Nr. 4/8. S. 70-72. Kurzbiografie von Schmid. S.83f.
- "BOUCHET, Louis André Gabriel" in Bryan's Dictionary of Painters and Engravers by Michael Bryan, edited by Robert Edmund Graves and Sir Walter Armstrong, an 1889 publication now in the public domain.