Henri Serrur

Henri Auguste Calixte César Serrur (February 8, 1794 – March 31, 1876), signed Henry Auguste or Calixte, was a French painter.

Henri Serrur
Self portrait
Born	(1794-02-08)February 8, 1794 Lambersart, French Republic
Died	March 31, 1876(1876-03-31) (aged 82) Paris, French Empire
Alma mater	Beaux-Arts de Paris
Style	Classicism
Signature

A student of Jean-Baptiste Regnault, he specialised on history paintings and battle scenes. He painted the portraits of the nine Avignon Popes kept at the papal palais in Avignon.

Biography

He was born on 8th February 1794 in Lambersart.

Serrur initially studied in Lille and was given the opportunity to continue his artistic training in Paris. He was a pupil of Jean-Baptiste Regnault and entered the Ecole des Beaux-Arts de Paris. From 1819, he exhibited several times at the Salon de Paris and received several awards. His style can be classified as classicist.

He specialised in antique or medieval history scenes and battles. He also painted portraits, including those of nine Avignon popes.

He died on 31th March 1876 in Paris.

Gallery

• 
  La mort d'Ajax (Death of Ajax) (1820), Palais des beaux-arts de Lille
• 
  Mort d'un soldat grec à la mort de Tripolitza en 1820 (Death of Greek Soldier during the death of Tripolitza in 1820) (1825), Musée de la Chartreuse de Douai
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  Jean François Aimé Dejean (Luxembourg Palace)

References

• E. A. Fleischmann, Neues allgemeines Künstler-Lexicon vol. 16 (1846), p. 290.
• Francis Petit (ed.), Catalogue des Tableaux, Esquisses, Études & Croquis laissés par Serrur, Peintre d'Histoire (1866) (bnf.fr).

External links

• culture.gouv.fr
• artnet.com