Achille-Etna Michallon

Veules-les-Roses – The Artists – Michallon, Achille-Etna

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

Achille Etna Michallon
Achille Etna Michallon

Achille Etna Michallon (1796–1822) was a French painter. Michallon was the son of the sculptor Claude Michallon and nephew of the sculptor Guillaume Francin.

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 25 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.

Click here to read his Michallon’s bio on Wikipedia.

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NOTE: To our knowledge, Michallon did not paint in Veules-les-Roses itself, but in the nearby town of Saint-Valery-en-Caux.

Saint-Valery-en-Caux

The town of Saint-Valery-en-Caux (population: 4,200) is located a few kilometres next to Veules-les-Roses at the West alongside the coast.

1817 - Achille-Etna Michallon - Saint-Valery,-en-Caux
1817 – Achille-Etna Michallon – Saint-Valery-en-Caux

Apart from Paris, Michallon painted mostly in Italy, but he did make a few paintings in Normandy. Here are the places he painted in (a link “⇠” to his works will appear when published).

Veules-les-Roses was, and still is, a popular place for artists since it’s very pretty, with France’s smallest river running through it, several watermills, watercrest fields and most thatched roof houses that are still intact after centuries. The town owns its name thanks to the many roses planted here.

Here are all the artists that have worked in Veules-les-Roses and its surroundings (a link “⇠” will appear next to their names when published):

NOTE: A “*” next to their name means the artist did NOT work in the Veules itself, instead worked nearby.

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