Louis Hersent
Louis Hersent (born March 10, 1777 in Paris ; † October 2, 1860 there ) was a French lithographer , portrait and history painter .
Life
Hersent was a student of Jean-Baptiste Regnault . Due to illness, he interrupted his studies in 1798 and then worked as a lithographer. In 1803 he became a drawing teacher at the Saint-Cyr military school and later enjoyed success as a history and portrait painter. In 1822 he was appointed a member of the Institut de France . He opened a private studio in which he trained numerous students. In 1825 he was appointed professor at the École des beaux-arts .
literature
- Bénédicte Savoy and France Nerlich (eds.): Paris apprenticeship years. A lexicon for training German painters in the French capital. Volume 1: 1793-1843. Berlin / Boston 2013, pp. 345–346.
- Louis Hersent: Peintre d'histoire et portraitiste. Exhibition catalog, Musée de la vie romantique, Paris 1993.
Web links
Commons : Louis Hersent - Collection of Images, Videos and Audio Files
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hersent, Louis |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French lithographer, portrait and history painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 10, 1777 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Paris |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 2, 1860 |
| Place of death | Paris |