Eugène Isabey

Eugène Isabey
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(1803–1886) French painter (1803-1886)

Eugène Isabey (France, 1803–1886) is listed in the catalogue as a painter. By year of birth, Eugène Isabey belongs to the chapter ‘Romanticism’ in this site’s history of art.

Eugène Isabey was born in Paris and died in Lagny-sur-Marne. Eugène Isabey was awarded Officer of the Legion of Honour. The students included Eduard Hildebrandt.

One of the best-known works is ‘Village in Normandy’. The catalogue has 92 works by Eugène Isabey with free images. The dated works span the years 1829–1900. Works by Eugène Isabey are held by several collections, among them Cooper Gallery, drawings in the National Gallery of Art, Wallace Collection, and Département des peintures du Louvre.

Contemporary artists in the same chapter include Charles-Antoine Cambon, Horace Lecoq de Boisbaudran, Camille Roqueplan, Alexandre-Gabriel Decamps, and Hermann Stilke.