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Alfred Johannot (March 21, 1800 – 1837) was a French painter and engraver born in Offenbach, Germany. His family were French
Alfred Johannot (March 21, 1800 – 1837) was a French painter and engraver born in Offenbach, Germany. His family were French refugee
A refugee, according to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), is a person "forced to flee their own country and seek safety in another country. They are unable to return to their own country because of feared persecution as ...
s who went to Germany after the Edict of Nantes
The Edict of Nantes () was an edict signed in April 1598 by Henry IV of France, King Henry IV and granted the minority Calvinism, Calvinist Protestants of France, also known as Huguenots, substantial rights in the nation, which was predominantl ...
was revoked. He started out as an engraver, and then came into being a professional painter in 1831. His work was collected by Louis Philippe I
Louis Philippe I (6 October 1773 – 26 August 1850), nicknamed the Citizen King, was King of the French from 1830 to 1848, the penultimate monarch of France, and the last French monarch to bear the title "King". He abdicated from his throne ...
and was displayed at the Palace of Versailles
The Palace of Versailles ( ; ) is a former royal residence commissioned by King Louis XIV located in Versailles, Yvelines, Versailles, about west of Paris, in the Yvelines, Yvelines Department of Île-de-France, Île-de-France region in Franc ...
. He often painted contemporary court and ceremonial themes, before moving into historical French subjects. Johannot designed the covers for the first illustrated French editions for numerous British writers such as Lord Byron
George Gordon Byron, 6th Baron Byron (22 January 1788 – 19 April 1824) was an English poet. He is one of the major figures of the Romantic movement, and is regarded as being among the greatest poets of the United Kingdom. Among his best-kno ...
. He died on 7 December 1837.
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* 1800 births 1837 deaths 19th-century French engravers French engravers 19th-century French painters French male painters People from Offenbach (district) German people of French descent 19th-century French male artists {{France-painter-19thC-stub