Paul DelarocheFrench, 1797–1856Portrait du Général Bertrand
Can I see it?
Unknown
Where is “Portrait du Général Bertrand” now? Collection: Musée Bertrand, Châteauroux. Unknown.
Châteauroux, France
The owner is known; whether it is on view today is not.
- In this state since
- Source
- The museum
About the painting
Museum text in French
Peinture à l'huile sur toile ; portrait du Général Bertrand, âgé, une main passée dans son gilet
Musée Bertrand
Details
- Accession number
- 467
In the catalog
Sources
- Musée Bertrand
- Image: Musée Bertrand — © Vincent Escudero, Musée Bertrand; Ministère de la Culture (France), base Joconde
In the life of Paul Delaroche
The whole life1834
Leaves for Italy
Sets off for Italy, where he marries the following year.
1834 · Award
Officer of the Legion of Honour
1835
Marries Louise Vernet
Marries, in Italy, Louise, daughter of the battle painter Horace Vernet, director of the French Academy in Rome.
after 1837
Stops exhibiting at the Salons
After “St. Cecilia” he stops showing his work altogether: the cool reception of the painting, together with his rejection of Davidian values in French society and government, leads to a self-imposed exile from the state-sponsored Salons.
1837
Receives the commission for “The Hemicycle”
The École’s architect, Félix Duban, entrusts him with a monumental mural for the school’s ceremonial hall, later known as the Hémicycle. Four of his pupils assist him.
1838–1843
Works in Italy again
He works in Italy again in 1838–1843; other accounts give two visits, in 1838 and in 1843.
