Auguste Couder
French painter
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Louis-Charles-Auguste Couder, or Auguste Couder (1 April 1789 – 21 July 1873), was a French painter and student of Jean-Baptiste Regnault and Jacques-Louis David. He joined the Académie des beaux-arts in 1839 and was an officer of the Légion d'honneur.[1] He married Cornélie Stouf, daughter of the sculptor Jean-Baptiste Stouf.
Born1 April 1789
London, England
Died21 July 1873 (aged 84)
Paris, France
KnownforPainting
SpouseCornelia Stouf
Louis-Charles-Auguste Couder | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1 April 1789 London, England |
| Died | 21 July 1873 (aged 84) Paris, France |
| Known for | Painting |
| Spouse | Cornelia Stouf |
Couder was buried in the cemetery of Père-Lachaise.
Famous paintings
- Siege of Yorktown,
oil on canvas, 1836 - Muhammad Ali of Egypt, 1840
- The Tennis Court Oath, 1848
- Water, or the Fight of Achilles against Scamander and Simoeis, 1819
- The Death of Masaccio, 1817