Attributed To Eugène Devéria (1805-1865) The Happy Family, Framed Watercolor

Attributed to Eugène Devéria (1805-1865)
La Famille heureuse (The Happy Family)
Watercolor on paper
23 x 18 cm
In quite good condition : a small tear in the upper left border and an other one in the lower left (see detail photographs please)
In a beautiful vintage frame : 38 x 32 cm
Titled and attributed on a label on the verso (see photograph)

It seems appropriate to support the attribution to Eugène Deveria, the style and theme of this charming watercolor are very typical of the artist.


Eugène Devéria, born in Paris on April 22 , 1805 and died in Pau on February 3 , 1865.
He was a romantic and historical painter.
With Eugène Delacroix and Louis Boulanger, he was one of the leading representatives of the French Romantic movement in painting.
The Devéria family was a family of artists with not only Achille and Eugene, but also Laure the youngest, who shows a real talent as a designer and exhibited successfully at the Salon.
In the years 1820-1830, the Parisian home of Devéria attracts artists and musicians: "Romanticism was at home in Devéria as it was then said ..." , will remember years later the poet Theophile Gautier, Eugene's great friend.
He studied at the Ecole des Beaux Arts in Paris under the direction of Girodet-Trioson and Guillaume Guillon Lethière.