Joseph-Boniface Franque

Joseph-Boniface Franque , 1774, the Boxwood (Drome), deceased with Naples in 1833. Twin brother of Jean-Pierre Franque, Joseph-Boniface will profit like his brother from an financial aid, decided by the National Assembly; decree of the January 15th 1792. The two brothers will be then pupils of David. In the workshop of this last, they will be close to the group of the Barbus animated by Quays. In 1813, Joseph-Boniface will be named professor of drawing to the Carrara marble Academy, thereafter it is established as professor of drawing to the Academy of the Art schools of Naples.

Sendings with the Living rooms

1806, n° 207, Hercules tearing off Alceste of the Hells, table disappeared at the time of the fire of the castle of Meudon in 1871, counterpart exposed to Paris in 2006, Gallery Town wastes, n° 12 of the catalog.
1808, Daphnis showing to play of the flute with Chloé .
1810, Allegory on the state of France before the return of Egypt .

Portrait of S.E. Asher-Kan, ambassador of Persia .

1812, the Empress contemplating the king of Rome deadened , Castle of Versailles.

the Emperor, the morning of the battle of Moskowa .

1827, Scene of the Eruption of Vesuvius , Philadelphia, Philadelphia Museum off Article

Works preserved in the museums

Bordeaux, Museum of the Art schools, Two characters in front of a window , oil on fabric, 36,3 by 27, signed J. Franque .
Philadelphia, Philadelphia Museum off Art, Scene of the eruption of Vesuvius , oil on fabric, 295 by 228 m, about 1827. Source: bought by Mrs André Cabanel, commercial of tables to Paris, street of the Seine, (according to it, the table comes from one sale to the Hôtel Drouot on January 19th, 1969), sale by Mrs Cabanel with the Heim Gallery of London, bought by the museum in 1972 thanks to George W. Elkins Fund. * Rueil-Malmaison, Castle of Malmaison, Joachim Murat, king de Naples (1767-1815), oil on fabric, 93 by 75 cm. * Versailles, castle of Versailles and Trianon, the Marie-Louise Empress taking care on the sleep of the King de Rome , oil on fabric, 52 cm by 45 cm, 1811

Random links: