Adolphe Brune

Gabriel Jean Joseph Molitor, portrait from 1834, now at the Palace of Versailles.

Adolphe Brune was a French artist born in Paris in 1802 and painted religious subjects, portraits, still life, and mural compositions.[1] He studied under Gros, and made his debut at the Salon in 1833 with an 'Adoration of the Magi.' He was subsequently employed on various public buildings. He decorated the 'Salle des Séances' of the Senate in the Luxembourg, and the ceiling of the Bibliothèque of the Louvre. Brune died in 1880.

Michel Ney, portrait from 1834, now at the Palace of Versailles.
  1. ^ "Adolphe Brune". Musees Midi-Pyrenees. Retrieved 15 March 2012.