Jean-Adolphe Beaucé (2 August 1818 – 13 July 1875) was a French battle-scene painter. Born in Paris, he followed the French army on campaign from 1843 onwards in

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. He also painted portraits of military figures and produced illustrations for several works by Alexandre Dumas, Alexandre Dumas pere such as ''The Three Musketeers'', ''The Vicomte of Bragelonne: Ten Years Later, The Viscount of Bragelone'' and ''La Dame de Monsoreau, The Lady of Monsoreau''. He died in the Parisian suburb of Boulogne-Billancourt and is buried in the 49th division of the cimetière du Père-Lachaise in Paris.

Works in public collections

*Compiègne, château de Compiègne : ''General Niel at the Battle of Solférino'', marouflage on canvas *L'Isle-Adam, musée Louis Senlecq : ''François Louis de Bourbon Prince de Conty Looking at a Battle Scene'', print *Narbonne, musée d'art et d'histoire : ''Captain Lelièvre's Heroic Defence at Mazagran'', oil on panel *Pau, musée des beaux-arts : ''Portrait of Marshal Bosquet'' *Troyes, Musée des beaux-arts de Troyes, musée Saint-Loup : ''Napoléon on the Bridge at Arcis-sur-Aube'', oil on canvas *Versailles, château de Versailles

Illustrations

Dumas

*''Les Trois mousquetaires'', Paris, Lecrivain et Toubon, 1875 *''Twenty Years After, Vingt ans après'', Paris, Lecrivain et Toubon, 1885 *''Les Qurantes-cinq'', Paris, Calmann Lévy, 154 p. *''The Count of Monte Cristo, Le Comte de Monte-Christo'', Paris, Lecrivain et Toubon, 1860, 159 p. *''Le Vicomte de Bragelonne'', Paris, Marescq, 1875, 479 p. *''Le Trou de l'enfer'', Paris, Marescq et Cie, 1855, 154 p. *''La Dame de Monsoreau'', Paris, Librairie illustrée, 1875, 560 p. *''The Conspirators (novel), Le Chevelier d'Harmental'', Paris, Marescq, 1854

Other

*Alain-René Lesage, ''Le Diable boiteux (novel), Le Diable boiteux'', Paris, G. Havard, 1849 *Eugène de Mirecourt, ''Confessions de Marion Delorme'', Paris, V. Bunel, 1876, 840 p. *Ann Radcliffe, ''The Mysteries of Udolpho, Les Mystères d'Udolphe'', Paris, Marescq et Cie, 1869, 96 p. *Eugène Sue, ''Jean Bart et Louis XIV : drames maritimes du XVIIe siècle'', Paris, Marescq et Cie, 1851, 490 p. *Eugène Sue, ''Les Mystères de Paris'', Paris, [s.n.], 1851, 384 p. *Victor Hugo, ''Les Burgraves'', Paris, J. Hetzel, 48 p. * Victor Hugo, ''Bug-Jargal'', Paris, J. Hetzel, 1876 * Victor Hugo, ''Angelo, Tyrant of Padua, Angelo, tyran de Padoue'', 1866

Gallery

(Narbonne) Défense héroïque du capitaine Lelièvre à Mazagran (Février 1840) - Jean-Adolphe Beaucé - Musée des Beaux-Arts de Narbonne.jpg, ''Captain Lelièvre's Heroic Defence at Mazagran'', Narbonne Bazaine.jpeg, ''Achille-Francois Bazaine, Marshal of France (1811-1888)'', château de Versailles Philippe Antoine d'Ornano.jpg, ''Philippe Antoine, count of Ornano, marshal of France (1784-1863)'', château de Versailles Beaucé - Bataille de Hierba-Buena (Mexique), le 8 juin 1865.jpg, ''Battle of Hierba-Buena'', Army Museum (Paris), Musée de l'Armée, Paris

Bibliography

* 'Beaucé, Jean-Adolphe' in David Karel, ''Dictionnaire des artistes de langue française en Amérique du Nord: peintres, sculpteurs, dessinateurs, graveurs, photographes et orfèvres'', Presses Université Laval, 1992. () *'Jean-Adolphe Beaucé', extract from the Dictionnaire Bénézit, on Oxford Index, 2006 ()

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Beauce Painters from Paris 1818 births 1875 deaths French history painters 19th-century French painters Burials at Père Lachaise Cemetery French illustrators French war artists 19th-century war artists French portrait painters