Théophile Charon-lémérillon (1807–1873) - Portrait Of Jules Michel Simonet As A Child - Oil
Artist: Benjamin Théophile Charon-lémérillon (paris, 1807 – Bouzareah (alger), 1873)
Benjamin Théophile CHARON-LÉMERILLON
(Paris, 1807 – Bouzareah (Algiers), 1873)
Full-length portrait of Jules Michel Simonet (1834-1881) as a child with his dog
Oil on canvas
Signed and dated lower right
36 x 28 cm without frame
1840
Son of the engraver Louis François Charon (1783-1839), this portrait painter was born in Paris on April 18, 1807.
He entered the École des Beaux-Arts on April 10, 1824 as a student of Lethière (1760-1832) and exhibited at the Paris Salon from 1831 until 1848. He was rewarded with a third-class medal in 1839. He also participated in provincial Salons such as Lille and Douai from 1825 as well as Boulogne-sur-Mer and Lyon.
Charon-Lémérillon will try his luck at the Prix de Rome in 1830 with Méléagre taking up his arms at the request of his wife.
He died in Bouzareah, near Algiers in 1873 at the age of 66.
According to the death certificate of his aunt Marie Thérèse Charon, the artist attached to his surname the nickname that his paternal grandfather bore: l’émérillon.
The Versailles Museum preserves the portrait of Jules Hardouin Mansart of him.
(Paris, 1807 – Bouzareah (Algiers), 1873)
Full-length portrait of Jules Michel Simonet (1834-1881) as a child with his dog
Oil on canvas
Signed and dated lower right
36 x 28 cm without frame
1840
Son of the engraver Louis François Charon (1783-1839), this portrait painter was born in Paris on April 18, 1807.
He entered the École des Beaux-Arts on April 10, 1824 as a student of Lethière (1760-1832) and exhibited at the Paris Salon from 1831 until 1848. He was rewarded with a third-class medal in 1839. He also participated in provincial Salons such as Lille and Douai from 1825 as well as Boulogne-sur-Mer and Lyon.
Charon-Lémérillon will try his luck at the Prix de Rome in 1830 with Méléagre taking up his arms at the request of his wife.
He died in Bouzareah, near Algiers in 1873 at the age of 66.
According to the death certificate of his aunt Marie Thérèse Charon, the artist attached to his surname the nickname that his paternal grandfather bore: l’émérillon.
The Versailles Museum preserves the portrait of Jules Hardouin Mansart of him.
2 200 €
Period: 19th century
Style: Louis Philippe, Charles 10th
Condition: Perfect condition
Material: Oil painting
Width: 28 cm hors cadre
Height: 36 cm hors cadre
Reference (ID): 1643704
Availability: In stock
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