Jean-Victor Schnetz

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Portrait of Schnetz in 1867 by Jean-Baptiste-Adolphe Lafosse
Louvre

Jean-Victor Schnetz (French pronunciation:

Versailles – March 15, 1870 in Paris
) was a French academic painter well regarded for his historical and genre paintings.

Biography

Schnetz studied in Paris under

St. Petersburg, and the Museum of Fine Arts in San Francisco
.

In 1837 Schnetz was elected to the Académie des Beaux-Arts, and he was twice the Director of the French Academy in Rome, from 1841 to 1846 then again in 1853-1866. Schnetz was made a Chevalier of the Legion of Honor in 1825, and raised to Commander in 1866.[1]

See also

  • Combat devant l'Hôtel de Ville le 28 juillet 1830

References

  1. ^ The art journal London, Volume 9. 1870. p. 143. Retrieved 26 January 2017.

External links

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