Lionel Royer
(1852–1926) French painter (1852-1926)
Lionel Royer (France, 1852–1926) is listed in the catalogue as a painter. By year of birth, Lionel Royer belongs to the chapter ‘Post-Impressionism and Symbolism’ in this site’s history of art.
Lionel Royer was born in Château-du-Loir and died in Neuilly-sur-Seine. Lionel Royer trained at Beaux-Arts de Paris. The teachers included Alexandre Cabanel and William-Adolphe Bouguereau. Lionel Royer was awarded Prix de Rome. The students included Octave Denis Victor Guillonnet.
One of the best-known works is ‘Vercingetorix Throwing down His Weapons at the feet of Julius Caesar’. The works belong mainly to the genres history painting and portrait. The catalogue has 5 works by Lionel Royer with free images. The dated works span the years 1874–1910. Works by Lionel Royer are held by Franco-prussian war museum in Loigny-la-Bataille, Musée Crozatier, Musée de Tessé, and Dayton Art Institute.
Contemporary artists in the same chapter include Edward Onslow Ford, Petar Ubavkić, Francis Tattegrain, Tadeusz Dowgird, and August Hagborg.