Paul Jourdy (1805-1856) Portrait Of Madame Marie Madeleine Joséphine Labat, 19th Century

Paul Jourdy, French painter born on December 17, 1805 in Dijon and died on October 28, 1856 in Paris, Pastel portrait of Madame Marie Madelaine Joséphine Anais Labat (1805-1858) signed P. Jourdy on the right, label of Eugène Foulquier in Bordeaux on the back of the frame, giltwood frame with beadwork, 70 x 60 cm. Biography: Paul Jourdy was the son of Jean-Baptiste Jourdy and Philiberte Cornemillot. He entered the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris on October 30, 1820. A student of Guillaume Guillon Lethière and Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres, Paul Jourdy won the 2nd Prix de Rome in 1828 and the Prix de Rome in 1834.[1] He exhibited portraits and history paintings at the Salon from 1831 to 1853. In 1841, he married Émilie Alexandrine Duché[2]. He died at his home, No. 1 Cité Gaillard in Paris, at the age of 50[3]. He is buried in Montmartre Cemetery[4].