Caen – The Artists – Isabey, Eugene – Travel Information and Tips for France

This page forms part of a series of pages dedicated to the many artists who painted in Caen. A full list of all the artists with a link to their works can be found at the bottom of this page.

Eugene Louis Gabriel Isabey (1803 – 1886) was a French painter, lithographer and watercolorist in the Romantic style. He was born to Jean-Baptiste Isabey, a well known painter who enjoyed the patronage of the Imperial Family. Originally, he wanted to be a sailor, but his father insisted that he study painting; a turnabout from the usual situation where the family opposes an artistic career in favor of something more practical.

He shared a studio with fellow artist Xavier Leprince while living in Honfleur.

Isabey became a court painter for King Louis-Philippe. He took in students on a regular basis; including Eugene Boudin and Johan Barthold Jongkind.

Click here to read Isabey’s full bio on Wikipedia.

Despite spending a large part of his life painting in Normandy, we found only one of his paintings dealing with the city of Caen.

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Eugene Isabey 1857-View-of-Caen — 1857 – Eugene Isabey – View of Caen

Isabey painted several places in Normandy (a link to his works will appear here when published):

Caen
Dieppe
Etretat
Honfleur
Le Treport
Mont Saint-Michel
Rouen

Artists featured here who painted in Caen (but not limited to) are:

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