Beaume - Napoléon Ier quittant l'île d'Elbe - 1836

Joseph Beaume (27 September 1796 in Marseilles – 11 September 1885 in Paris) was a French historical painter.

Biography

Baume was a favourite pupil of

Antoine-Jean Gros Antoine-Jean Gros (; 16 March 177125 June 1835) was a French painter of historical subjects. He was given title of Baron Gros in 1824. Gros studied under Jacques-Louis David in Paris and began an independent artistic career during the French R ...

and a frequent contributor to the

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between 1819 and 1878. In the time of King

Louis Philippe Louis Philippe (6 October 1773 – 26 August 1850) was King of the French from 1830 to 1848, and the penultimate monarch of France. As Louis Philippe, Duke of Chartres, he distinguished himself commanding troops during the Revolutionary War ...

he was commissioned to paint several large battle-pieces for Versailles. His "Henri III. on his Death-bed" was in the Luxembourg in 1903. In 1836 he was made a Knight of the

Legion of Honour The National Order of the Legion of Honour (french: Ordre national de la Légion d'honneur), formerly the Royal Order of the Legion of Honour ('), is the highest French order of merit, both military and civil. Established in 1802 by Napoleon, ...

. He died in Paris in September 1885.

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References

* * "Joseph Beaume, a distinguished French painter aged 87 years" * Attribution: *

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* 1796 births 1885 deaths Knights of the Legion of Honour {{France-painter-18thC-stub