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Studio practice he had learned at the École des Beaux-Arts, he produced painted études (studies) of individual soldiers.
Adolphe Yvon was known for his historical paintings and battle scenes, which often depicted moments of heroism and bravery....
Adolphe Yvon
French painter (1817–1893)
Adolphe Yvon (30 January 1817 – 11 September 1893) was a French painter known for his paintings of the Napoleonic Wars.
Yvon studied under Paul Delaroche, rose to fame during the Second Empire, then finished his career as a teacher.
Career
Adolphe Yvon was born on 30 January 1817 in Eschweiler.[1][2] Shortly after the end of the Crimean War in September 1855, Yvon was commissioned by the French government to paint a large picture of the capture of the Malakoff at Sevastopol.[3] He sailed for the Crimea on February 19, 1856, where he spent six weeks compiling a portfolio of sketches, as well as visiting the battlefield of Inkerman.
In 1857, the finished painting La Prise de la tour de Malakoff 8 septembre 1855 was shown at the Paris Salon, and two years later came La Gorge de Malakoff, and La courtine de Malakoff.[4]La Prise was a massive piece measuring 6 metres by 9 metres and rep