Henry Lejeune

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Henry Lejeune, 1865

Henry Lejeune (originally Henry Le Jeune ; born December 12, 1819 in London , † October 5, 1904 in Hampstead ) was a British painter of landscapes , genre paintings and literary and biblical subjects.

Life

childhood

He was the third of the five children of Anthony Le Jeune, a professional musician of Flemish origin. His grandfather was already a professional musician and his brothers were organists in various churches. His sister, who was also musically gifted, became a photographer. When young Henry Le Jeune showed an early interest in the fine arts, his family encouraged him to study the art collections of the British Museum .

Professional career

The Eft ("The Newch", 1862)

In 1834 it became the Royal Academy of Arts approved, where she won four consecutive silver medals, 1841 also a gold medal for the biblical paintings Samson bursting his bonds ( " Samson tearing his bonds"), the picture was the following year in the British Institution displayed. Lejeune's first exhibition at the Royal Academy took place back in 1840, it was a work called Joseph Interpreting the Dream of Pharaoh's Chief Butler (" Joseph interprets the dream of the Pharaoh's cupbearer"). From 1845 to 1848 he taught at the Government School of Design at Somerset House and from 1848 to 1864 he was a curator and instructor at the Royal Academy. He was made an associate of the Royal Academy of Arts in 1863.

He died in Hampstead in 1904 and was buried in Kensal Green Cemetery .

family

Lejeune married Dorothy Lewis (1815–1864) on June 21, 1844. The couple had eight children, five sons and three daughters.

plant

Henry Lejeune painted in both oils and watercolors . His paintings were exhibited by the Royal Academy between 1840 and 1894, by the British Institution between 1842 and 1863, and also by other museums.

In his early creative phase he mainly painted biblical or literary subjects, for example based on works by Shakespeare or Spenser .

Some examples of biblical representations are:

  • The Childhood of Moses , 1842
  • Prospero and Miranda , 1844
  • Ruth and Boaz , 1845
  • The Sermon on the Mount , 1845
  • The Liberation of Slaves , 1847, this work was bought by Prince Consort Albert .

From the 1850s onwards, Lejeune became known for his genre painting . This includes works such as:

Lejeune's works can be found in numerous UK museums, including those in Wolverhampton and Liverpool.

literature

  • Algernon Graves: The Royal Academy of Arts. A Complete Dictionary of Contributors and their work from its foundation in 1769 to 1904 . Royal Academy of Arts, 1905, pp. 34-35; archive.org .

Web links

Commons : Henry Lejeune  - Collection of Images, Videos and Audio Files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ A b Basil Somerset Long : Le Jeune, Henry . In: Dictionary of National Biography . Supplement 1912, No. II , 1912, p. 451 ( Wikisource ).
  2. ↑ Henry Lejeune on tollis.com, accessed on April 30, 2020
  3. ↑ Henry Le Jeune. artuk.org, accessed April 30, 2020 .
personal data
SURNAME Lejeune, Henry
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Le Jeune, Henry (original name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British painter
DATE OF BIRTH December 12, 1819
PLACE OF BIRTH London
DATE OF DEATH October 5, 1904
Place of death Hampstead