Charles Swagers (1792-after 1849) was a French painter, primarily of
historical subjects, active in the early 19th century. He studied under his father,
Franz Swagers, a
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and
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painter from
Utrecht who had settled in Paris.
Swagers is best known for the
grisaille he exhibited at the
Paris Salon
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in 1833 titled ''The Tomb of Maria Christina of Austria, by
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''. A painting of
St. Nicholas by Swagers is preserved in the church of Saint-Louis in
Gien. In 1840 he was appointed professor of drawing and composition in
Dieppe.
His mother, Elisa, née Méri, was a
miniature painter and the professor of drawing at
Écouen. His sister,
Caroline
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, also a student of their father's, practiced in Paris and was a frequent exhibitor at the Salon from 1831 onwards. Charles Swagers' son, Édouard, was a painter and
lithographer who also practiced in Paris.
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1792 births
19th-century French painters
French male painters
19th-century painters of historical subjects
Year of death unknown
Painters from Paris
19th-century French male artists