Salon of 1834

The Salon of 1834 was an art exhibition held at the Louvre in Paris, which opened on 6 March 1834. It marked a shift to annual exhibitions of the Paris Salon which had previously taken place every two or three years. It was held during the July Monarchy of Louis Philippe I. The paintings on display reflected patriotic themes of the constitutional monarchy and was followed by the Salon of 1835.

The Salon featured a number of Orientalist scenes inspired in part by the French Conquest of Algeria. This included Horace Vernet's Arab Chiefs in Council and Eugène Delacroix's Women of Algiers. Vernet's son-in-law Paul Delaroche continued his depictions of historical scenes with his The Execution of Lady Jane Grey.^[1]

Ernest Meissonier made his Salon debut with a genre painting Dutch Burghers.^[2] Ingres featured with his Portrait of Madame Jacques-Louis Leblanc which drew both praised and criticism.^[3] Notable sculptures on display included Satyre et bacchante by James Pradier. Antoine-Augustin Préault's plaster version of his sculpture Slaughter caused controversy for its depiction of the horrors of war and he did not exhibit at the Salon again during the reign of Louis Philippe.^[4]