Jean Nicolas Henri de Chacaton 1813-1886 French Orientalist School 19th.Century. 'The Lion Hunt', Watercolour on wove paper in original frame and mount, some general timestaining as to be expected, Signed and dated 1841. 14 x 22.2 cms.
De Chacaton was born in Chezy, France in 1813 and is considered to be one of the earliest Orientalists. He travelled extensively, bringing back with him sketches and ideas for larger canvases. Chacaton's good friend Prosper Marilhat, the French Neoclassicist painter, was a great influence on him, his teachers included Louis Hersent and Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres. He exhibited at the Salon from 1835 to 1857 and won medals for his works in 1838, 1844, and 1848.
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