Prosper Marilhat
Prosper Georges Antoine Marilhat (born March 20, 1811 in Vertaizon near Thiers , † September 13, 1847 there ) was a French painter.
Life
Marilhat, who comes from Auvergne , painted landscapes of his homeland before he came to Paris in 1829 to study with Camille Roqueplan . In 1831 he traveled to the Middle East . He initially accompanied the natural scientist Carl von Hügel . Marilhat stayed in Egypt from October 1831 to May 1833 before returning to France. He brought back numerous drawings from his trip, which established his reputation as a painter of oriental motifs. He also worked as a portrait painter. In the last years of his life he suffered from a mental illness before he died in an asylum in 1847.
Works
- Caravane au repos , Chantilly, Musée Condé
- L'Orée du bois , Grenoble, Musée de Grenoble
- Paysage après l'orage , Grenoble, Musée de Grenoble
- Prairie, Automne , Chantilly, Musée Condé
- Syrian Arabs en voyage , Chantilly, Musée Condé
- Paysage d'Orient , Lille, Musée des Beaux-Arts
- Paysage du Caire , Lyon, Musée des Beaux-Arts
- Paysage pastoral en Grece , Le Mans, Musée de Tessé
- Ruines de la Mosquee du Khalife Hakem au Caire , Paris, Louvre
- Souvenir de la campagne de Rosette , Chantilly, Musée Condé
- Une rue au Caire , Chantilly, Musée Condé
- Promenade en char a bancs de la Reine Victoria , Versailles, Musée national du château et des Trianons
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Marilhat, Prosper |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Marilhat, Prosper Georges Antoine (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 20, 1811 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Vertaizon at Thiers |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 13, 1847 |
| Place of death | Vertaizon at Thiers |