Quote of the day
Nobody ever did anything very foolish except from some strong principle.
Paul Delaroche
Born: July 17, 1797
Died: November 4, 1856 (aged 59)
Bio: Paul Delaroche, born Hippolyte, was a French painter. He was trained by Antoine-Jean, Baron Gros, a painter of life-size historical subjects who had many students.
Known for:
- The Execution of Lady Jane Grey (1833)
- The Young Martyr (1855)
- Bonaparte Crossing the Alps (1850)
- Cromwell before the Coffin of Charles I (1849)
- Assassination of Henry I, Duke of Guise (1834)