Jean-Victor Schnetz (; April 14, 1787 in

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– March 15, 1870 in

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) was a French academic painter well regarded for his historical and genre paintings.

Biography

Schnetz studied in Paris under

Jacques-Louis David Jacques-Louis David (; 30 August 1748 – 29 December 1825) was a French painter in the Neoclassicism, Neoclassical style, considered to be the preeminent painter of the era. In the 1780s, his cerebral brand of history painting marked a change in ...

. His works can be found at the

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and the

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in Paris, the Château de Versailles in Versailles, the Hermitage in St. Petersburg, and the Museum of Fine Arts in

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. In 1837 Schnetz was elected to the

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, and he was twice the Director of the French Academy in Rome, from 1841 to 1846 then again in 1853-1866. Schnetz was made a Chevalier of the Legion of Honor in 1825, and raised to Commander in 1866.

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