Jean Alphonse Roehn
Jean Alphonse Roehn (January 31, 1799 – May 10, 1864) was a French painter and caricaturist. His father was painter Adolphe Roehn. In 1813, Jean Alphonse went to study at the École des Beaux Arts, where he studied under Jean-Baptiste Regnault and Antoine-Jean Gros.
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- Name
- Jean Alphonse Roehn
- Born
- 31 January 1799
- Birthplace
- Paris, France
- Died
- 10 May 1864
- Education
- École des Beaux-Arts
- Known for
- painting, drawing
- Nationality
- France
- Occupation
- painter
- Languages
- French
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Jean Alphonse Roehn (January 31, 1799 – May 10, 1864) was a French painter and caricaturist. His father was painter Adolphe Roehn. In 1813, Jean Alphonse went to study at the École des Beaux Arts, where he studied under Jean-Baptiste Regnault and Antoine-Jean Gros.
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He started exhibiting painting at the Salon of 1822, and in the Salon of 1827, he won a second class medal. He was also a drawing teacher at the Louis-Legrand School. His painting Le braconnier (The poacher) is in the collection of the Louvre. In addition to painting, he drew cartoons, including one lampooning the British as uncultured after Napoleon's defeat at Waterloo. That cartoon and others are in the collection of the British Museum.
Tableau du combat de Gilette du 19 octobre 1793 (peint en 1836)
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Jean-Alphonse Roehn, Egisthe, croyant découvrir le corps d'Oreste mort, découvre celui de Clytemnestre, 1823, collection particulière
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• Name — Jean Alphonse Roehn • Other Names — Alphonse Roehn, Alp. Roehn. fils • Born — 31 January 1799 • Birthplace — Paris, France • Died — 10 May 1864 • Place of death — Paris, France • Education — École des Beaux-Arts • Known for — painting, drawing • Father — Adolphe Roehn
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• Illustration — Inhumation provisoire des victimes de Juillet devant la colonnade du Louvre • Illustration — Le Billet de confession • Illustration — Portrait d'élève polytechnicien. • Illustration — Le Peintre et son modèle
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- 1.Archives de Paris, 1860-1872, Décès, 07, D1M9 753.
- 2.Charles Gabet, Dictionnaire des artistes de l’école française au , 1831, sur Gallica.
- 3.Catalogue de tableaux anciens et modernes de différentes écoles, dessins, gravures, livres à figures, bibliothèque, etc, composant l’atelier de M. Alphonse Roëhn, Paris, 1865, sur Gallica.
- 4.Base Joconde 000PE006600 Jean-Alphonse Roehn .
- 5.Archives de Paris, V4E 807, 10 mai 1864.
- 6.Leçon, Base Joconde
- 7.« Notice bibliographique », BnF Catalogue général.
- 8.« Inhumation provisoire des victimes de Juillet devant la colonnade du Louvre », Paris musées.
- 9.Braconnier, Base Joconde
- 10.La Demande en mariage, Paris Musées.
- 11.Vieillesse, Base Joconde
- 12.« Le Peintre et son modèle », Le Louvre.
- 13.Voisin, Base Joconde
Bibliography printed in the source article · 2
- Philippe Cendron, La seconde vie du 15, quai Voltaire, CoolLibri, 2025 ,
- Philippe Cendron, Alphonse Roehn. Un peintre au regard tendre et amusé, CoolLibri, 2026 ,
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