Scène familiale, Hippolyte Delaroche, 1844-1847
Paul Delaroche, portraitPaul DelarocheFrench, 1797–1856

Scène familiale

1844-1847 · Painting · 103 × 97 cm

Can I see it?

Unknown

Where is “Scène familiale” now? Collection: Musée d'Arts de Nantes, Nantes. Unknown.

The owner is known; whether it is on view today is not.

In this state since
Source
The museum

Details

Accession number
9077

In the catalog

Sources

  • Musée d'Arts de Nantes
  • Image: Musée d'Arts de Nantes — Michèle Bellot; Ministère de la Culture (France), base Joconde

In the life of Paul Delaroche

The whole life
  1. 1838–1843

    Works in Italy again

    He works in Italy again in 1838–1843; other accounts give two visits, in 1838 and in 1843.

  2. 1845

    Death of his wife Louise

    Louise dies at thirty-one; it is said that Delaroche never recovered from the shock. After the loss he produces a series of small, elaborate pictures of the Passion, centred on its human drama: in one, Saint John escorts Mary home after her son’s death.

  3. 1845

    Elected an honorary academician in New York

    Elected to the National Academy of Design in New York as an Honorary Academician.

All works

From the collection of Musée d'Arts de Nantes

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