Hippolyte-Paul Delaroche (17 July 1797 – 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 subjects from English and French history. The emotions emphasised in Delaroche's paintings appeal to

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while the detail of his work along with the deglorified portrayal of historic figures follow the trends of

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and

Neoclassicism Neoclassicism (also spelled Neo-classicism) was a Western cultural movement in the decorative and visual arts, literature, theatre, music, and architecture that drew inspiration from the art and culture of classical antiquity. Neoclassicism ...

. Delaroche aimed to depict his subjects and history with pragmatic realism. He did not consider popular ideals and norms in his creations, but rather painted all his subjects in the same light whether they were historical figures like

Marie-Antoinette Marie Antoinette Josèphe Jeanne (; ; née Maria Antonia Josepha Johanna; 2 November 1755 – 16 October 1793) was the last queen of France before the French Revolution. She was born an archduchess of Austria, and was the penultimate child ...

, figures of

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, or people of his time like

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. Delaroche was a leading 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 ...

and later mentored a number of notable artists such as

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Jean-Léon Gérôme Jean-Léon Gérôme (11 May 1824 – 10 January 1904) was a French painter and sculptor in the style now known as academicism. His paintings were so widely reproduced that he was "arguably the world's most famous living artist by 1880." The ra ...

, and

Jean-François Millet Jean-François Millet (; 4 October 1814 – 20 January 1875) was a French artist and one of the founders of the Barbizon school in rural France. Millet is noted for his paintings of peasant farmers and can be categorized as part of the Realism ...

. Delaroche was born into a generation that saw the stylistic conflicts between Romanticism and Davidian

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. Davidian Classicism was widely accepted and enjoyed by society so as a developing artist at the time of the introduction of Romanticism in Paris, Delaroche found his place between the two movements. Subjects from Delaroche's medieval and sixteenth and seventeenth-century history paintings appealed to Romantics while the accuracy of information along with the highly finished surfaces of his paintings appealed to Academics and

. Delaroche's works completed in the early 1830s most reflected the position he took between the two movements and were admired by contemporary artists of the time—the '' Execution of Lady Jane Grey'' (1833;

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, London) was the most acclaimed of Delaroche's paintings in its day. Later in the 1830s, Delaroche exhibited the first of his major religious works. His change of subject and “the painting’s austere manner” were ill-received by critics and after 1837, he stopped exhibiting his work altogether. At the time of his death in 1856, he was painting a series of four scenes from the ''

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''. Only one work from this series was completed: the ''Virgin Contemplating the Crown of Thorns''.

Biography

Delaroche was born in Paris and stayed there for the majority of his life. Most of his works were completed in his studio on Rue Mazarin. His subjects were painted with a firm, solid, smooth surface, which gave an appearance of the highest finish. This texture was the manner of the day and was also found in the works of Vernet,

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, Louis Léopold Robert and

Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres ( , ; 29 August 1780 – 14 January 1867) was a French Neoclassical painter. Ingres was profoundly influenced by past artistic traditions and aspired to become the guardian of academic orthodoxy against the a ...

. Among his students were Gustave Boulanger, British landscape artist Henry Mark Anthony, British history painters

Edward Armitage Edward Armitage (20 May 1817 – 24 May 1896) was an English Victorian-era painter whose work focused on historical, classical and biblical subjects. Family background Armitage was born in London to a family of wealthy Yorkshire industrialis ...

and

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, and American painter/photographer

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(1823–1901). The first Delaroche picture exhibited was the large '' Jehosheba saving Joash'' (1822). This exhibition led to his acquaintance with

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and

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, with whom he formed the core of a large group of Parisian historical painters. He visited Italy in 1838 and 1843, when his father-in-law,

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, was director of the

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. In 1845, he was elected into the

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, New York, as an Honorary Academician.

Early life

Paul Delaroche was born into the petty lord

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, a family of artists, dealers, collectors, and art administrators. His father, Gregoire-Hippolyte Delaroche, was a prominent art dealer in Paris. Paul Delaroche was the second of two sons and was introduced to fine art at a young age. At age nineteen, Delaroche was afforded by his father the opportunity to study at L'École des Beaux-Arts under the instruction of

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. Delaroche was influenced by his father to focus on landscapes while he was at L’École because his brother, Jules-Hippolyte Delaroche, already focused on painting history. After two years at L’École, Delaroche voiced his lack of interest in landscapes and acted on his overall disenchantment with the French academic system by leaving L'École des Beaux-Art in at the end of 1817. The following year he entered the studio of

where he was able to pursue his greater interest in history painting.

Artistic independence

Delaroche's debuted at the

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in 1822 where he exhibited ''Christ Descended from the Cross'' (1822: Paris, Pal. Royale, Chapelle) and ''Jehosheba Saving Joash'' (1822; Troyes, Mus. B.-A. & Archéol). The latter was a product of Gros's influence and was praised by Géricault who supported the beginning of Romanticism. The schooling Delaroche received at L’Ecole des Beaux-Arts tied him to the ideas of Academicism and Neo-Classicism while his time spent in the studio of Gros aroused his interest in history and its representation through Romanticism. His painting, ''Joan of Arc in Prison'' (1824; Rouen, Mus. B.-A.), which was exhibited in the Salon of 1824, along with his following works reflect the middle ground he occupied. Delaroche studied the recent tradition of English history painting at the time, which he incorporated into his own productions. In 1828 he exhibited the first of his English history paintings, ''Death of Queen Elizabeth''. Delaroche's focus on English history brought him popularity in Britain in the 1830s and 1840s. In the 1830s, he produced some of his most lauded works, including ''Cromwell Gazing at the Body of Charles I'' (1831. Mus. B.-A., Nîmes), ''The Princes in the Tower'' (1831, Louvre, Paris) and his most acclaimed piece, the '' Execution of Lady Jane Grey'' (1833, NG, London). Recognizing his talent and popularity, the

Académie des Beaux-Arts An academy (Attic Greek: Ἀκαδήμεια; Koine Greek Ἀκαδημία) is an institution of secondary or tertiary higher learning (and generally also research or honorary membership). The name traces back to Plato's school of philosophy, ...

elected Delaroche a member of the society in 1832. A year following, he became a professor at L’Ecole des Beaux-Arts. The same year, he was commissioned to paint a large mural at the central nave of L'Église de la Madeleine in Paris. Delaroche recognized his lack of experience in religious painting and so travelled for one year in Italy to educate himself on the religious works of the past. Upon his return to France, he was told he was to work with Jules-Claude Ziegler, but abandoned the project altogether thinking that Ziegler would soil the image he already had in mind. In 1837 he exhibited ''St. Cecilia'' (1836; London, V&A), which was the first of his significant religious paintings. Delaroche's change of subject was less impressive to French critics than his previous works. As a history painter, Delaroche aimed to present in his work a “philosophical analysis” of a historical event and link it to “the nineteenth-century understanding of historical truth and historical time.” Although there are some discrepancies between history and his own history painting, Delaroche saw the importance in being faithful to the presentation of facts. German literary critic,

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, says " elarochehas no great predilection for the past in itself, but for its representation, for the illustration of spirit, and for writing history in colours." Delaroche painted all of his subjects in the same light whether they were great historical figures from the past, founders of Christianity, or important political figures of his time like

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. He carefully researched the costumes and accessories and settings he included in his paintings in order to accurately present his subject. To accentuate historical accuracy, Delaroche painted with meticulous detail and finished his paintings with clear contours. The varying movement of his brush strokes along with the colors and placement of his subjects give each of them a unique appearance and allows them to act in the spirit and tone of their character and the event. The public eye is less observant of fine details and nuances in painting, but Delaroche appreciated the literary value of his paintings over their pictorial value. He balances the literary aspects with the theatricality, narrativity, and visuality of his historical paintings.

Historical works and accuracy

His dramatic paintings include ''Strafford Led to Execution'', depicting the English

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stretching his arms out of the small high window of his cell to bless

Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Strafford Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Strafford, (13 April 1593 ( N.S.)12 May 1641), was an English statesman and a major figure in the period leading up to the English Civil War. He served in Parliament and was a supporter of King Charles I. From 1 ...

, as Strafford passes along the corridor to be executed, and the '' Assassination of the duc de Guise at Blois''. Another famous work shows

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in a gorgeous barge, preceding the boat carrying Cinq-Mars and

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carried to their execution. Other important Delaroche works include ''The Princes in the Tower'' and ''La Jeune Martyre'' (showing a young female martyr floating dead on the

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). Delaroche's work sometimes contained historical inaccuracies. ''

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lifting the Coffin-lid and looking at the Body of

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'' is based on an

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. He tended to care more about dramatic effect than historical truth: see also ''The King in the Guardroom'', where villainous

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soldiers blow tobacco smoke in the face of King Charles, and ''Queen Elizabeth Dying on the Ground''.

Later works and the close of his career

After 1837, Delaroche stopped exhibiting his work altogether. The disappointing public reception of his painting, ''St. Cecilia'', along with his overall rejection of Davidian values in French society and government led him to his “self-imposed exile from the government-sponsored Salons.” Delaroche then commenced the creation of his most famous work, ''The Hemicycle'', painted on a semicircular saloon at L’Ecole des Beaux-Arts. ''The Hemicycle'' was a 27-meter panoramic that included over seventy of the most famous artists since

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. The artists included represent

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, and

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. The subjects of this painting appeal to the academic taste of the nineteenth-century. Delaroche painted with encaustic mixtures to create this monumental piece—a technique in which pigment is mixed with hot wax and painted onto the plaster to create a smooth surface. Delaroche did not complete this project alone; four of his students assisted him and together they worked from 1837 to 1841. In 1855 the work was severely damage by fire and Delaroche spent the last year of his life restoring his work. Delaroche died in 1856 and restoration was taken over by

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, a student of Delaroche.

Marriage to Louise Vernet

Delaroche's love for Horace Vernet's daughter Louise was the absorbing passion of his life. He married Louise in 1835, in which year he also exhibited ''Head of an Angel'', which was based on a study of her. It is said that Delaroche never recovered from the shock of her death in 1845 at the age of 31. After her loss he produced a sequence of small elaborate pictures of incidents in Jesus's Passion. He focused attention on the human drama of the Passion, as in a painting where Mary and the apostles hear the crowd cheering Jesus on the

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, and another where St. John escorts Mary home after her son's death.

The Hémicycle

File:Hemicylce of the Ecole des Beaux-Arts 2.jpg, Section 2 of the ''Hémicycle,'' 1841–1842 Image:Paul Delaroche - Hémicycle.jpg, Central section of the ''Hémicycle,'' 1841–1842 File:Hemicycle of the Ecole des Beaux-Arts 3.jpg, Section 3 of the ''Hémicycle,'' 1841–1842 In 1837 Delaroche received the commission for the great picture that came to be known as the ''Hémicycle'', a Raphaelesque tableau influenced by ''

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''. This was a mural 27 metres (88.5 ft) long, in the hemicycle of the award theatre of the

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. The commission came from the École's architect,

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. The painting represents seventy-five great artists of all ages, in conversation, assembled in groups on either hand of a central elevation of white marble steps, on the topmost of which are three thrones filled by the creators of the

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: sculptor Phidias, architect

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, and painter

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, symbolizing the unity of these arts. To supply the female element in this vast composition he introduced the genii or

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, who symbolize or reign over the arts, leaning against the

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of the steps, depicted as idealized female figures. The painting is not

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but done directly on the wall in oil. Delaroche finished the work in 1841, but it was considerably damaged by a fire in 1855. He immediately set about trying to re-paint and restore the work, but died on 4 November 1856, before he had accomplished much of this. The restoration was finished by

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''Fake or Fortune''

In 2016, the BBC TV programme ''

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'' investigated the authenticity of a version of Delaroche's '' Saint Amelia, Queen of Hungary''. After reviewing the show's findings, Professor Stephen Bann, a leading Delaroche expert, concluded that the version, bought for £500 in 1989 by the late art collector and dealer Neil Wilson, and housed at Castle of Park in

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, was in fact the lost original. Wilson's widow, Becky, was reported to have decided to keep the painting, but allow it to go on display at the

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in London when a Delaroche exhibition takes place. Subsequently, the painting was sold via

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in July 2019 for £33,750.

Gallery

Image:joan of arc interrogation.jpg, ''Joan of Arc being Interrogated'', 1824, Musée des Beaux-Arts, Rouen, France. Image:DelarocheCromwell.jpg, ''Cromwell and the corpse of Charles I'', 1831, Musée des Beaux-Arts de Nîmes Image:DelarocheQueenElizabeth.jpg, ''The Death of Elizabeth I, Queen of England'', 1828, Louvre Image:DelarocheKingEdward.jpg, '' The Children of Edward'', 1831, Louvre File:PAUL DELAROCHE - Ejecución de Lady Jane Grey (National Gallery de Londres, 1834).jpg, ''

The Execution of Lady Jane Grey ''The Execution of Lady Jane Grey'' is an oil painting by Paul Delaroche, completed in 1833, which is now in the National Gallery in London. It was enormously popular in the decades after it was painted, but in the 20th century realist historic ...

'', 1833, National Gallery, London Image:Laud & Strafford.jpg, '' Strafford led to Execution'', 1836 File:Charles I Insulted by Cromwell's Soldiers.jpg, ''

Charles I Insulted by Cromwell's Soldiers ''Charles I Insulted by Cromwell's Soldiers'' is an oil painting by the French artist Paul Delaroche, depicting Charles I of England taunted by the victorious soldiers of Oliver Cromwell after the Second English Civil War, prior to his executi ...

'', 1836, thought lost in

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, rediscovered in 2009 Image:Peter der-Grosse 1838.jpg, ''

Peter the Great Peter I ( – ), most commonly known as Peter the Great,) or Pyotr Alekséyevich ( rus, Пётр Алексе́евич, p=ˈpʲɵtr ɐlʲɪˈksʲejɪvʲɪtɕ, , group=pron was a Russian monarch who ruled the Tsardom of Russia from t ...

'', 1838 Image:Herodias with the Head of St. John the Baptist - Paul Delaroche - Wallraf-Richartz Museum - Cologne - Germany 2017.jpg, ''

Herodias Herodias ( el, Ἡρῳδιάς, ''Hērǭdiás''; ''c.'' 15 BC – after AD 39) was a princess of the Herodian dynasty of Judaea during the time of the Roman Empire. Christian writings connect her with John the Baptist's execution. Family rel ...

'', 1843, Wallraf-Richartz-Museum, Cologne, Germany. Image:DelarocheNapoleon.jpg, ''Napoléon abdiquant à Fontainebleau'' ("Napoleon abdicating in Fontainebleau"), 1845, The Royal Collection, London Image:PAUL DELAROCHE - Napoleón cruzando los Alpes (Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool, 1850. Óleo sobre lienzo, 279.4 x 214.5 cm).jpg, ''

Bonaparte Crossing the Alps ''Bonaparte Crossing the Alps'' (sometimes called ''Napoleon Crossing the Alps'', which is also the title of Jacques-Louis David's better-known version of the subject) is a 1848–1850 oil painting by French artist Paul Delaroche. The painting ...

'', 1850, Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool File:Paul Delaroche - Young Christian Martyr - WGA6272.jpg, '' The Young Martyr (1855) File:Saint Amelia, Queen of Hungary Delaroche.jpg, Saint Amelia, Queen of Hungary.

Photography

Delaroche is often quoted as saying "from today, painting is dead". The observation was probably made in 1839, when Delaroche saw examples of the

Daguerreotype Daguerreotype (; french: daguerréotype) was the first publicly available photographic process; it was widely used during the 1840s and 1850s. "Daguerreotype" also refers to an image created through this process. Invented by Louis Daguerre a ...

, the first successful photographic process.Bann 1997, p. 17.

References

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Delaroche returned after 70 years
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