Eugène Fichel

Eugène Fichel, Painter Portraying a Young Woman, oil on panel, 1854.

Benjamin Eugène Fichel (born August 30, 1826 in Paris , † February 2, 1895 there ) was a French painter .

Fichel was a student of the history painter Paul Delaroche . With his support, he was later able to move to Jean-Louis-Ernest Meissonier's studio .

reception

With his early work, Fichel was still very much in the shadow of his teacher Delaroche. In Meissonier's studio at the latest, however, he had found his own style. His mostly small-format pictures are distinguished in an elegant manner. They were certified to be efficient in execution, fine characteristics and informal composition .

Works (selection)

Arrival at the Tavern (1863, Palais du Luxembourg , Paris)
The coin connoisseurs
The cello player
A festival in 1776 (founding of the United States of America )
The arrest of a spy
The shoemaker and the banker
The beautiful shopkeeper and the chess players
The night of August 24, 1572 , ( Bartholomew's Night )

The creation of the French Academy ,

Bonaparte and Eugénie de Beauharnais ,

Daubenton in his laboratory ,

Lacépède writing the story of the fish .

Web links

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Biography (English)

personal data
SURNAME	Fichel, Eugène
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Fichel, Benjamin Eugène (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	French painter
DATE OF BIRTH	August 30, 1826
PLACE OF BIRTH	Paris
DATE OF DEATH	February 2, 1895
Place of death	Paris