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The Vigilant Man, Pierre Guérin, 1816
Pierre-Narcisse Guérin, portraitPierre-Narcisse GuérinFrench, 1774–1833

The Vigilant Man

1816 · Print

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Where is “The Vigilant Man” now? Collection: Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago. Not on view at present. Checked September 29, 2026.

Art Institute of Chicago

Chicago, United States

It belongs to the collection, but is not on display at present.

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1940.1205

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PrintsLithographNeoclassicismRomanticism19th centuryFrance

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In the life of Pierre-Narcisse Guérin

The whole life

  1. 1805–1822 · Workplace

    Paris

  2. 1815

    Becomes a member of the Institut de France

    From 1815 Guérin was a member of the Institut de France.

  3. 27 November 1816

    Appointed professor at the École des Beaux-Arts

    On 27 November 1816 Guérin was appointed professor at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris, succeeding Claude Dejoux; after the painter’s death in 1833 he was succeeded by Paul Delaroche.

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