1789-1840 German Charles Blechen Locations   Related Paintings of Charles Blechen :. | London: the Old Horse Guards and Banqueting Hall, from St James s Park cdc | The Building of Devil's Bridge | Sunset at Sea | Woodland with Brook | The Ruins of the Septizonium on the Palatine in Rome |
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Paul-Louis Bouchard
French, 1853-1937
Guillaume Descamps
Guillaume-Desire-Joseph Descamps, a painter and engraver, was born at Lille in 1779. He was a pupil of Vincent, but, obtaining the "prix de Rome," he improved himself by travelling in Italy, and became court-painter of Murat in Naples. He died in Paris in 1858. The following paintings were executed by him: The Women of Sparta (in the Lille Museum). 1808. The Martyrdom of St. Andrew (in St. Andre, Lille). Murat on board the Ceres distributing Rewards (engraved hy himself). The Conversion of St. Augustine (in St. Eustache, Paris). The Apotheosis of Cardinal Tommasi (in San Martino di Monti, Rome). The Neapolitan Troops marching out against Capri.
Sir Edward john Poynter,Bart.PRA,RWS
1836-1919