Ary Scheffer | |
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 Self Portrait at the age of 43, c. 1838 | |
| Born | 10 February 1795 Dordrecht, Netherlands |
| Died | 15 June 1858 (aged 63) Argenteuil, France |
| Nationality | Dutch, French |
| Known for | Painting |
| Movement | Romanticism |
Ary Scheffer (10 February 1795 – 15 June 1858) was a Dutch-French Romantic painter.[1] He was known mostly for his works based on literature, with paintings based on the works of Dante, Goethe, Lord Byron and Walter Scott,[2] as well as religious subjects. He was also a prolific painter of portraits of famous and influential people in his lifetime. Politically, Scheffer had strong ties to King Louis Philippe I, having been employed as a teacher of the latter's children, which allowed him to live a life of luxury for many years until the French Revolution of 1848.
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