Jean Alphonse Roehn Explained

Jean Alphonse Roehn
Other Names:Alphonse Roehn, Alp. Roehn. fils
Birth Date:31 January 1799
Birth Place:Paris, France
Death Place:Paris, France
Nationality:French
Education:École des Beaux-Arts
Known For:painting, drawing
Father:Adolphe Roehn

Jean Alphonse Roehn (January 31, 1799 – May 10, 1864) was a French painter and caricaturist.

His father was painter Adolphe Roehn. In 1813, Jean Alphonse went to study at the École des Beaux Arts, where he studied under Jean-Baptiste Regnault and Antoine-Jean Gros. He started exhibiting painting at the Salon in 1822, and in 1827, he won a second class medal. He was also a drawing teacher at the Louis-Legrand School.[1] His painting Le braconnier (The poacher) is in the collection of the Louvre.[2]

In addition to painting, he drew cartoons, including one lampooning the British as uncultured after Napoleon's defeat at Waterloo.[3] That cartoon and others are in the collection of the British Museum.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011. Oxford University Press. 2011. 978-0-19-989991-3. Oxford.
  2. Web site: Le braconnier. April 10, 2021. louvre.fr.
  3. Frost. Jason D.. September 2018. Myth and reality: a review of Bonaparte and the British prints and propaganda in the age of Napoleon. National Identities. 20. 3. 231–233. 10.1080/14608944.2016.1178686. 2018NatId..20..231F . 148122819.
  4. Web site: Alphonse Roehn. April 8, 2021. britishmuseum.org.