Pierre-Antoine Labouchère (1807-1873) was a French

historical painter History painting is a genre in painting defined by its subject matter rather than any artistic style or specific period. History paintings depict a moment in a narrative story, most often (but not exclusively) Greek and Roman mythology and Bible ...

Biography

He was born in

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, and was intended for a commercial career. He began business in Antwerp. Afterwards he traveled in America, China, and Italy, and finally became a pupil of

Paul Delaroche Hippolyte-Paul Delaroche (; Paris, 17 July 1797 – Paris, 4 November 1856) was a French painter who achieved his greater successes painting historical scenes. He became famous in Europe for his melodramatic depictions that often portrayed subje ...

in Paris.

Works

The subjects of his works are largely drawn from the actors and incidents of the

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. They include: "Charles Quint à Londres" ("Charles V in London," 1844), "Melanchthon, Pomeranus et Cruciger traduisant la Bible" ("Melanchthon, Pomeranus, and Cruciger translating the Bible," 1846). He also did some drawings for

Jean-Henri Merle d'Aubigné Jean-Henri Merle d'Aubigné (16 August 179421 October 1872) was a Swiss Protestant minister and historian of the Reformation. Life Jean-Henri Merle d'Aubigné was born at , a neighbourhood of Geneva. A street in the area is named after him. The ...

's ''Vie de Luther''. Among his portraits is one of Guizot (1863).

References

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Labouchere, Pierre Antoine 1807 births 1873 deaths 19th-century French painters French male painters 19th-century French male artists