Auguste-Siméon Garneray [SEP] date of birth
Auguste-Siméon Garneray
Auguste-Siméon Garneray (1785 in Paris – 1824) was a French troubadour style painter.
Life.
The second of three sons of the painter Jean-François Garneray, Auguste-Siméon studied under Jean-Baptiste Isabey and himself taught queen Hortense and later the duchesse de Berry. He also designed costumes for the Paris Opera. He produced the watercolours commissioned by empress Marie Louise for a "Histoire de Mlle de La Vallière", along with the illustrations for an edition of Molière.
off and preserve for posterity. These paintings were often compiled into albums. This craze was particularly prevalent in England. From there, it spread widely throughout Europe.
Apogee in the 19th century.
The first historically important example of the interior portrait represents a small art gallery set up by the Empress Josephine at Malmaison in 1812. In this watercolor by Auguste-Siméon Garneray, we can see her harp, art collection and her shawl, left on an armchair. Thus a new element appears: the psychological elements of