Pierre Bouillon

Pierre Bouillon (1776 – 15 October 1831) was a French painter and engraver. Born at Thiviers, he studied with the Académie-trained history painter Nicolas-André Monsiau.[1] He was awarded the grand prize of the Institut de France in July 1797.[2] His drawing of Laocoön and His Sons was the basis of Charles Clément Bervic's celebrated print of the statue.[3]

Pierre Bouillon
"L'Enfant et la Fortune" by Bouillon, 1801
Born	1776 Thiviers
Died	October 15, 1831 (aged 54–55) Paris
Education	École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts
Style	Painter and engraver
Awards	Prix de Rome

Gallery

Selected works by Pierre Bouillon

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  Leonidas, in consideration of his daughter Cleonide, is content to banish his son-in-law Cleombiote, Musée des Beaux-Arts de Carcassonne
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  Journée du 20 juin 1792, 1796
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  The Child of Fortune, 1800, 1831
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  The Death of Cato of Utica, 1797
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  Jesus Resurrecting the Son of the Widow of Naim, 1817
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  Amor and Psyche, between 1810 and 1821
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  Vénus du Capitole, between 1810 and 1821
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  Faune chasseur, between 1810 and 1821

References

1. Bryan, Michael (1886). Dictionary of Painters and Engravers: Biographical and Critical. London: George Bell. p. 167.
2. "Proceedings of the Late Quarterly Sitting of the National Institute of France". The Monthly Magazine, or British Register. 4: 283. 1798.
3. Dyce Collection: A Catalogue. Science and Art Department, South Kensington Museum. London: George Eyre and William Spottiswoode. 1874. pp. 256.CS1 maint: others (link)