Théodore ChassériauFrench, 1819–1856Frontispiece, from Othello
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Chicago, United States
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- 1947.682.16
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In the life of Théodore Chassériau
The whole life1845
Colossal portrait of Ali-Ben-Hamet at the Salon
He exhibits at the Salon the colossal portrait “Ali-Ben-Hamet, Caliph of Constantine and Chief of the Haractas, Followed by his Escort”; critics’ reviews are equivocal.
1846
First trip to Algeria
He makes his first trip to Algeria; from the sketches made on this and subsequent trips he later paints his Orientalist subjects.
3 May 1849 · Award
Knight of the Legion of Honour
by 1856
Ill health aggravated by church murals
Shortly before his death he suffers a period of ill health, exacerbated by exhausting work on commissions for murals in the Churches of Saint-Roch and Saint-Philippe-du-Roule.
8 October 1856
Died
