Henri Frédéric Schopin (1804-1881)

The halt of the caravan
signed 'H: Schopin' (lower right)
oil on canvas
56 x 81cm **Henri Frédéric Schopin was born in 1804 in the north-German city of Lübeck to French parents. His father was the sculptor Jean-Louis-Théodore Chopin, of whom very little is known. Young Henri entered the studio of Antoine-Jean Gros and at the same time followed courses at the École des beaux-arts between 1821-1831, which allowed him to compete for the Prix de Rome. He won this competition in 1831 and subsequently spent the allocated four years in Rome painting after the old masters and preparing for his debut Salon exhibition of 1835. During his long and distinguished career, Schopin painted elaborate allegorical and historcal paintings, often referencing current events, such as Divorce entre Napoléon et Joséphine (Malmaison), Le Divorce de Joséphine (Wallace Collection) and Bataille de Hohenlinden (Versailles). A great number of his paintings were engraved by Jean Pierre Marie Jazet. ENGRAVING LITERATURE François Delarue (publisher/printer; French; Male; 1850s - 1860s; fl.)
Address
18, Rue Jean Jacques Rousseau, Paris (in 1864)
Biography
Lithographic printer and publisher. Successor to Aumont (q.v.). Formerly in collaboration with J-H Bulla as Bulla & Delarue (q.v)