Th�odore Chass�riau



         


Théodore Chassériau (1819-1856), French painter, was born in Santo Domingo.

He studied in the studio of Ingres, subsequently falling under the influence of Paul Delaroche. He was a well-known painter of portraits and historical pieces, his Tepidarium at Pompeii (1853) being now in the Louvre.






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