Alexandre-Marie Colin

Who was Alexandre-Marie Colin?

Alexandre-Marie Colin, a French painter of historical and genre subjects, was born in Paris in 1798. He was a pupil of Girodet. His religious and historical paintings are characterised by a style based on a careful study of the old masters, while his genre pieces are vigorous and lifelike. Amongst these latter may be noticed his 'French Fish-Market' in the Berlin Gallery, and his 'Gipsies Resting.' Amongst the former may be named a 'Christopher Columbus,' a 'Flight into Egypt,' and an 'Assumption of the Virgin.' He died in 1875.

Portrait of Richard Parkes Bonington, now in the Ashmolean Museum

Othello and Desdemona, 1829

Portrait of Théodore Géricault, 1816