Charles Abraham Chasselat
Illustration — Marie de France Presents Her Book of Poems to Henry II of England Charles Abraham Chasselat, a French historical painter, was the son of Pierre Chasselat. He was born in Paris in 1782, and became a pupil of his father and of Vincent. He exhibited in 1812 The Repose of Belisarius.
Charles Abraham Chasselat
Charles Abraham Chasselat · The Cleveland Museum of Art · Gift of Henry H. Hawley · CC0
- Born
- 1782. · Paris.
- Died
- 1843. · Paris.
- Nationality
- France.
- Fields
- illustrator.
- Languages
- French.
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Illustration — Marie de France Presents Her Book of Poems to Henry II of England Charles Abraham Chasselat, a French historical painter, was the son of Pierre Chasselat. He was born in Paris in 1782, and became a pupil of his father and of Vincent. He exhibited in 1812 The Repose of Belisarius.
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He also illustrated the works of Voltaire, Racine, Molière, and other authors, including the first French translations of Jane Austen's novels in the 1820s. He was employed in making drawings of state ceremonials, as the Funeral of Louis XVIII and the Coronation of Charles X He died in Paris in 1843. His son Henri Jean Saint-Ange Chasselat (1813–1880), a pupil of Lethière, painted historical and genre subjects.
The recorded working language is French. The field of work recorded is illustrator. Work by Charles Abraham Chasselat is recorded in the collections of Minneapolis Institute of Art, Art Institute of Chicago, Philadelphia Museum of Art, Musée des Beaux-Arts de Rennes and M Leuven.
![Four couples dancing the quadrille. Engraving, ca. 1825., [1825?], by Charles Abraham Chasselat](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/V0040397/full/800,/0/default.jpg)
Four couples dancing the quadrille. Engraving, ca. 1825., [1825?], by Charles Abraham Chasselat
Charles Abraham Chasselat · Wellcome Collection, London · Wellcome Collection
![Saint Vincent Ferrer. Stipple engraving by Bocelman, 1843, after C.A. Chasselat., [1843], by Charles Abraham Chasselat](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/V0033136/full/800,/0/default.jpg)
Saint Vincent Ferrer. Stipple engraving by Bocelman, 1843, after C.A. Chasselat., [1843], by Charles Abraham Chasselat
Charles Abraham Chasselat · Wellcome Collection, London · Wellcome Collection
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1782
Charles Abraham Chasselat born at Paris.
1843
Charles Abraham Chasselat died at Paris.
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Charles Abraham Chasselat is recorded as painter, illustrator, draftsperson, lithographer and graphic artist. Connected to 2 other published records in the VALÉORINE Encyclopedia.
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