Auguste de Forbin
(1777–1841) French painter, director of the Louvre Museum (1777-1841)
Auguste de Forbin (France, 1777–1841) is listed in the catalogue as a painter. By year of birth, Auguste de Forbin belongs to the chapter ‘Romanticism’ in this site’s history of art.
Auguste de Forbin was born in La Roque-d'Anthéron and died in Paris. The teachers included Jean-Jacques de Boissieu, Jacques-Louis David, and Jean Antoine Constantin. Auguste de Forbin worked in Paris. Auguste de Forbin became a member of Académie des beaux-arts. The awards include Knight of the Royal and Military Order of Saint Louis, Commander of the Legion of Honour, and Knight Hospitaller.
The catalogue has 2 works by Auguste de Forbin with free images. The dated works are all from 1831. Works by Auguste de Forbin are held by Musée Granet and Musée Fabre.
Contemporary artists in the same chapter include Pierre Révoil, Alphonse Giroux, René Théodore Berthon, Thomas Christopher Hofland, and Alessandro Sanquirico.