Achille-Etna Michallon Paris 1796-1822
was a French painter. Michallon was the son of the sculptor Claude Michallon. He studied under Jacques-Louis David and Pierre-Henri de Valenciennes. In 1817, Michallon won the inaugural Prix de Rome for landscape painting. He travelled to Italy in 1818 and remained there for over two years. This trip had a profound influence on his work. Before he had much time to develop what he had learned however, he died at the age of 26 of pneumonia, a tragedy which cut short the life of a talented and well respected artist who could have gone on to win lasting fame. Though it is often disputed, it is thought that at one time, Corot was his pupil.
Ruins of the Theater at Taormina (Sicily) (mk05) Paper on canvas 10 1/2 x 15 1/4''(27 x 39 cm)Collection of the Comte de L'Espine;given by his daughter,Princess Louis de Croix 1930 R.F 2874 (MN)
Painting ID:: 20850
Ruins_of_the_Theater_at_Taormina_(Sicily)_(mk05) Paper on canvas 10 1/2 x 15 1/4''(27 x 39 cm)Collection of the Comte de L'Espine;given by his daughter,Princess Louis de Croix 1930 R.F 2874 (MN)
View of the Colosseum at Rome (mk05) Canvas 10 x 15 1/2''(25 x 40 cm)Collection of the Comte de L'Espine;given by his daughter,Princess Louis de Croix,1930 R.F 2888(MN)
Painting ID:: 20851
View_of_the_Colosseum_at_Rome_(mk05) Canvas 10 x 15 1/2''(25 x 40 cm)Collection of the Comte de L'Espine;given by his daughter,Princess Louis de Croix,1930 R.F 2888(MN)
View of Naples from the Heights of Vesuvius (mk05) Paper on canvas 11 1/2 x 15 1/2''(29 x 40 cm)Collection of the Comte de L'Espine;given by his daughter,Princess Louis de Croix,1930 R.F 2968(MN)
Painting ID:: 20854
View_of_Naples_from_the_Heights_of_Vesuvius_(mk05) Paper on canvas 11 1/2 x 15 1/2''(29 x 40 cm)Collection of the Comte de L'Espine;given by his daughter,Princess Louis de Croix,1930 R.F 2968(MN)
Achille-Etna_Michallon Paris 1796-1822
was a French painter. Michallon was the son of the sculptor Claude Michallon. He studied under Jacques-Louis David and Pierre-Henri de Valenciennes. In 1817, Michallon won the inaugural Prix de Rome for landscape painting. He travelled to Italy in 1818 and remained there for over two years. This trip had a profound influence on his work. Before he had much time to develop what he had learned however, he died at the age of 26 of pneumonia, a tragedy which cut short the life of a talented and well respected artist who could have gone on to win lasting fame. Though it is often disputed, it is thought that at one time, Corot was his pupil.