Charles Fortin (Paris in 1815 – Paris in 1865) was a French genre and landscape painter.

Biography

Fortin, born in Paris in 1815, was the son of

Augustin Félix Fortin Augustin Félix Fortin (1763–1832), a French painter of landscapes, and of genre and historical subjects, was born in Paris in 1763, and studied under his uncle, the sculptor Félix Lecomte. He was, however, chiefly noted for his sculpture, ...

. He studied under

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and Roqueplan, and first exhibited in 1835. He died in Paris in 1865.

Works

Amongst his works are: *''The Rag-seller''. *''The Return to the Cottage''. *''The Chimney Corner''. *''The Butcher's Shop''. *''The Village Barber''. *''Chouans''. 1853. ( Lille Museum.) *''The Blessing''. (

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.) *''The Music Lesson''. *''The Smoker''. 1855. *''During Vespers, Morbihan''. ( Paris Exhibition, 1855.) *''Rustic Interior''. 1859. *''The Country Tailor''. 1861. *''Between two Halts''. 1864.

References

1815 births 1865 deaths 19th-century French painters French male painters Painters from Paris Burials at Père Lachaise Cemetery 19th-century French male artists {{France-painter-19thC-stub