Jérôme-Martin Langlois

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Jérôme-Martin Langlois
Générosité d'Alexandre
MovementNeoclassical style
Parent
  • Jerome Langlois (father)

Jerome-Martin Langlois (11 March 1779 – 28 December 1838) was a French Neoclassical style painter. He was trained by painter Jacques-Louis David and he was a Knight of the Legion of Honour.

Early life

He was born in Paris on 11 March 1779.

Musee du Louvre, Paris).[3]

Career

Langlois won the second prize at the

Musee Magnin in Dijon, France. Since 1806 he regularly exhibited at the Salon until 1837, winning the second prize in 1817 and first prize in 1819. Langlois's Diana and Endymion of 1822 was commissioned by Louis XVIII for his Salon of Diane at the Palace of Versailles.[4][5] It was displayed at the Musée de Picardie from 1878 and has been missing since World War I.[5] It may be in the private collection of the American performer Madonna.[5] In 1824 he was in Brussels, where he painted the portrait of Jacques-Louis David, which was exhibited in 1831.[6]

Honors

In 1817 his painting

Générosité d'Alexandre was exhibited at the 1819 Salon and won a first-prize medal.[8] In 1822, he became a Knight of the Legion of Honour.[6]

Gallery

References

  1. ^ Perkins, Charles Callahan; Champlin, John Denison (1905). Cyclopedia of Painters and Paintings. Ann Arbor, Michigan: The University of Michigan. p. 18. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
  2. ^ "Jérome Martin Langlois 1779 - 1838". Sciencemuseumgroup. The Science Museum Group. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
  3. ^ "Jérôme-Martin Langlois". J. Paul Getty Museum. Retrieved 2 February 2013.
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  5. ^ a b c Willsher, Kim (17 January 2023). "French city believes Madonna may own artwork lost in war – and asks for loan". The Guardian. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
  6. ^ a b E. Benezit, Dictionnaire Critique et Documentaire des Peintres, Sculpteurs, Dessinateurs & Graveurs de tous les temps et de tous les pays, tome troisieme, Paris, 1924
  7. ^ "Cassandra Imploring Athena for Revenge Against Ajax". Met Museum. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
  8. . Retrieved 22 January 2023.