See also: - LOUIS
- LOUIS (804–876)
- LOUIS (893–911)
- LOUIS, JOSEPH DOMINIQUE, BARON (1755-1837)
- LOUIS, or LEWIS (from the Frankish Chlodowich, Chlodwig, Latinized as Chlodowius, Lodhuwicus, Lodhuvicus, whence-in the Strassburg oath of 842-0. Fr. Lodhuwigs, then Chlovis, Loys and later Louis, whence Span. Luiz and—through the Angevin kings—Hungarian
French painter, was born at Paris on the loth of March 1777, and becoming a See also: - PUPIL (Lat. pupillus, orphan, minor, dim. of pupus, boy, allied to puer, from root pm- or peu-, to beget, cf. "pupa," Lat. for " doll," the name given to the stage intervening between the larval and imaginal stages in certain insects)
of David, obtained the Prix de Rome in 1797; in the Salon of 1802 appeared his " Metamorphosis of Narcissus," and he continued to exhibit with rare interruptions up to' 831
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His most considerable works under the empire were " Achilles parting from Briseis," and "Atala dying in the arms of Chactas" (both engraved in Landon's Annales du Musee) ; an " Incident of the life of Fenelon," painted in '81o, found a place at Malmaison, and " Passage of the Bridge at Landshut," which belongs to the same date, is now at Versailles
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Hersent's typical works, however, belong to the period of the Restoration; " See also: - LOUIS
- LOUIS (804–876)
- LOUIS (893–911)
- LOUIS, JOSEPH DOMINIQUE, BARON (1755-1837)
- LOUIS, or LEWIS (from the Frankish Chlodowich, Chlodwig, Latinized as Chlodowius, Lodhuwicus, Lodhuvicus, whence-in the Strassburg oath of 842-0. Fr. Lodhuwigs, then Chlovis, Loys and later Louis, whence Span. Luiz and—through the Angevin kings—Hungarian
XVI. relieving the Afflicted" (Versailles) and " Daphnis and Chloe " (engraved by Langier and by Gelee) were both in the Salon of 18'7; at that of '8'9 the " Abdication of Gustavus Vasa " brought to Hersent a medal of honour, but the picture, purchased by the duke of See also: - ORLEANS
- ORLEANS, CHARLES, DUKE OF (1391-1465)
- ORLEANS, DUKES OF
- ORLEANS, FERDINAND PHILIP LOUIS CHARLES HENRY, DUKE OF (1810-1842)
- ORLEANS, HENRI, PRINCE
- ORLEANS, HENRIETTA, DUCHESS
- ORLEANS, JEAN BAPTISTE GASTON, DUKE
- ORLEANS, LOUIS
- ORLEANS, LOUIS PHILIPPE JOSEPH
- ORLEANS, LOUIS PHILIPPE ROBERT, DUKE
- ORLEANS, LOUIS PHILIPPE, DUKE OF (1725–1785)
- ORLEANS, LOUIS, DUKE OF (1372–1407)
- ORLEANS, PHILIP I
- ORLEANS, PHILIP II
, was destroyed at the Palais Royal in '848, and the engraving by Henriquel- Dupont is now its sole record
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" Ruth," produced in 1822, became the property of Louis XVIII., who from the moment that Hersent rallied to the Restoration jealously patronized him, made him officer of the legion of honour, and pressed his claims at the Institute, where he replaced van Spaendonck
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He continued in favour under Charles X., for whom was executed " Monks of Mount St Gotthard," exhibited in 1824
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In 183' Hersent made his last appearance at the Salon with portraits of Louis Philippe, Marie-Amelie and the duke of Montpensier; that of the See also: - KING
- KING (O. Eng. cyning, abbreviated into cyng, cing; cf. O. H. G. chun- kuning, chun- kunig, M.H.G. kiinic, kiinec, kiinc, Mod. Ger. Konig, O. Norse konungr, kongr, Swed. konung, kung)
- KING [OF OCKHAM], PETER KING, 1ST BARON (1669-1734)
- KING, CHARLES WILLIAM (1818-1888)
- KING, CLARENCE (1842–1901)
- KING, EDWARD (1612–1637)
- KING, EDWARD (1829–1910)
- KING, HENRY (1591-1669)
- KING, RUFUS (1755–1827)
- KING, THOMAS (1730–1805)
- KING, WILLIAM (1650-1729)
- KING, WILLIAM (1663–1712)
though good, is not equal to the portrait of Spontini ( Berlin), which is probably Hersent's chef-d'teuvre
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After this date Hersent ceased to exhibit at the yearly salons
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Although in '846 he sent an excellent likeness of Delphine Gay and one or two other works to the rooms of the Societe d'Artistes, he could not be tempted from his usual reserve even by the international contest of 1855• He died on the 2nd of October '86o
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End of Article: LOUIS HERSENT (1777-1860)
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