Paul Delaroche, 1797-1856

The first in-depth study of the most important collection - outside Paris - of Delaroche's paintings, offering the only concise introduction to the artist available. Paul Delaroche was one of the most important French artists of the nineteenth century. His historical scenes, including The Princes in the Tower (1830) and The Execution of Lady Jane Grey (1833), drew huge crowds at the Paris Salon, and a mural he painted for the Ecole des Beaux Arts showing The Artists of All Ages became the most famous monumental painting in France. This catalog of the remarkably representative group of paintings by Delaroche in the Wallace Collection provides a much needed introduction to an artist whose importance is being increasingly realized.