Quote of the day
The punters know that the horse named Morality rarely gets past the post, whereas the nag named Self-interest always runs a good race.
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)