Jean Joseph Vaudechamp (1790–1866) was a French painter born in Rambervillers, Vosges.[1] He was a pupil of Anne-Louis Girodet de Roussy-Trioson.
New Orleans


The market in Paris was competitive, so in the winter of 1831–32, he went to try his fortunes in New Orleans, Louisiana.[2] The Louisiana Creole people identified with French culture and selected Vaudechamp to paint portraits for them. Over the next ten years he spent winters in New Orleans, and was a leading portrait painter in the region. He died at Neuilly-sur-Seine in 1866.
References
- ^ William Keyse Rudolph (2003). Jean Joseph Vaudechamp (1790-1864) in France and Louisiana. Bryn Mawr College.
- ^ "Vaudechamp in New Orleans". Historic New Orleans Collection. Archived from the original on 2011-02-25. Retrieved 2014-11-13.
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