Lionel Royer

Lionel Royer ( Lionel -Noël Royer, born December 25, 1852 in Château- du- Loir, Sarthe, † June 30, 1926 in Neuilly -sur -Seine, Hauts -de -Seine département ) was a French painter.

Life

At the beginning of the Franco-German war Royer joined the army. Under General Athanase de Charette de La Contrie (1832-1911) Royer fought in the Battle of Loigny and Poupry and fell on this by his bravery. After the war, the General untertstützte through its own resources Royer and enabled him by visiting the École des Beaux -Arts (EBA ) in Paris. There Royer was among other things a pupil of Alexandre Cabanel and William Adolphe Bouguereau.

With 73 years Lionel Royer died in June 1926 in Neuilly -sur -Seine and found his final resting place in the cemetery of Fontenay -aux -Roses ( Hauts -de -Seine département ).

Royer was married and had two daughters and a son.

Honors

Works (selection)

  • Triomphe de Vénus.
  • Bataille de Wagram.
  • Diane surprise.
  • Colonel Athanase de Charette, commander of the Zouaves pontificaux.
  • Cupido et Psyché.
  • Vercingetorix jette ses pieds de César poor aux.
  • Alfred Dreyfus dans sa cellule avant la déportation à l' île du diable.
  • Marchande de fleurs.
  • Auguste Comte et ses trois muses.
  • Decoration of the Basilica of Bois Chenu in Domremy- la -Pucelle in the Vosges.
  • Decoration of the Cathedral of Le Mans.
Neuilly-sur-Seine France Battle of Loigny–Poupry Fontenay-aux-Roses Prix de Rome Battle of Wagram Diana (mythology) Cupid and Psyche
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