Jean Paul Alaux (1788–1858), also known as Gentil, was a French

landscape painter Landscape painting, also known as landscape art, is the depiction in painting of natural scenery such as mountains, valleys, rivers, trees, and forests, especially where the main subject is a wide view—with its elements arranged into a cohe ...

and

lithographer Lithography () is a planographic method of printing originally based on the immiscibility of oil and water. The printing is from a stone (lithographic limestone) or a metal plate with a smooth surface. It was invented in 1796 by the German ...

born at

Bordeaux Bordeaux ( ; ; Gascon language, Gascon ; ) is a city on the river Garonne in the Gironde Departments of France, department, southwestern France. A port city, it is the capital of the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region, as well as the Prefectures in F ...

on 4 October 1788. His father

Pierre-Joseph Alaux Pierre-Joseph (also Pierre Joseph) is a given name and can refer to: * Pierre-Joseph Alary, (1689–1770), French ecclesiastic and writer * Pierre-Joseph Amoreux (1741–1824) French physician and naturalist * Pierre Joseph Bonnaterre (1 ...

was also an artist as were his two older brothers,

Jean Alaux Jean Alaux, called "''le Romain''" ("the Roman"), (1786 – 2 March 1864) was a French history painter and Director of the French Academy in Rome from 1846 to 1852.

, who had the nickname of "the Roman", and Jean-Pierre Alaux (1783–1858). A pupil of

Pierre Lacour Pierre Lacour, originally Delacour (15 April 1745 – 28 January 1814) was a French painter. Biography His first artistic studies were in the workshop of the engraver, André Lavau (1722-1808). In 1764, he went to Paris to continue his studies ...

and

Horace Vernet Émile Jean-Horace Vernet (; 30 June 178917 January 1863) more commonly known as simply Horace Vernet, was a French painter of battles, portraits, and Orientalist subjects. Biography Early career Vernet was born to Carle Vernet, another famo ...

, he went on to teach at the Lycée de Bordeaux between 1807 and 1858. Later he became director of the School of Design at Bordeaux. ''View of Floirac'' was the first painted he exhibited at the

Paris Salon The Salon (), or rarely Paris Salon (French: ''Salon de Paris'' ), beginning in 1667 was the official art exhibition of the in Paris. Between 1748 and 1890 it was arguably the greatest annual or biennial art event in the Western world. At the ...

in 1827; two years later, in 1831, his exhibit was ''View of Bordeaux Seen from Floirac''; ''View of Bordeaux from the Saint Raphael Barracks to the Church of Saint Eulalia'' was displayed in 1833. He died at Bordeaux on 24 January 1858.

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19th-century French painters French male painters French lithographers Painters from Bordeaux 1788 births 1858 deaths 19th-century French male artists 18th-century French male artists {{France-painter-18thC-stub