Frédéric Schopin (1804-1880) Saint Barthélemy - Original Drawing

Original pencil drawing by Frédéric SCHOPIN (1804-1880) Henri-Frédéric Schopin born June 12, 1804 in Lübeck (Holy Roman Empire) and died October 21, 1880 in Montigny-sur-Loing is a French painter. Born in Germany to French parents, Henri-Frédéric Schopin is the son of the sculptor Jean-Louis-Théodore Chopin and the brother of the polygraph Jean-Marie Chopin. He is a pupil of Antoine-Jean Gros. He won the Prix de Rome in painting in 1831 for Achille pursued by the Xanthe. He began at the Salon of 1835 with four works: The Last Moments of the Cenci (Museum of the Charterhouse of Douai), Charles IX signing the act of Saint-Barthélémy, A fountain in Albano and A young girl and her goat. Bibliography: Bénézit. “Schopin (Henri-Frédéric)”, in Nouveau Larousse illustré, volume VII, 1904. Pierre Larousse, Grand universal dictionary of the 19th century, vol. 17. Gustave Vapereau, Universal Dictionary of Contemporaries. Probably illustrating an episode of Saint-Barthélemy *** Dimensions 22.5 x 17.5 cm Signed lower left Drawing in good condition - See photo