Ary Scheffer

Scheffer started exhibiting at the [[Salon de Paris]] in 1812. He began to be recognized in 1817, and in 1819 he was asked to make a portrait of the [[Marquis de Lafayette]]. Perhaps because of Lafayette's acquaintances, Scheffer and his brothers were politically active throughout their lives and he became a prominent [[Philhellenism|Philhellene]].

Scheffer started exhibiting at the [[Salon de Paris]] in 1812. He began to be recognized in 1817, and in 1819 he was asked to make a portrait of the [[Marquis de Lafayette]]. Perhaps because of Lafayette's acquaintances, Scheffer and his brothers were politically active throughout their lives and he became a prominent [[Philhellenism|Philhellene]].

In 1822, he became drawing teacher to the children of [[Louis Philippe I]], the [[House of Orléans|Duke of Orléans]]. Because of his connection with them, he obtained many commissions for portraiture and other work. In 1830 riots against the rule of King [[Charles X of France|Charles X]] resulted in [[July Revolution|his overthrow]]. On 30 July, Scheffer and influential journalist [[Adolphe Thiers]] rode from [[Paris]] to [[Orléans]] to ask [[Louis Philippe I]] to lead the resistance, and a few days later he became "[[July Monarchy|King of the French]]".

In 1822, he became drawing teacher to the children of [[Louis Philippe I|Duke Louis-Philippe of Orléans]]. Because of his connection with them, he obtained many commissions for portraiture and other work. In 1830 riots against the rule of King [[Charles X of France|Charles X]] resulted in [[July Revolution|his overthrow]]. On 30 July, Scheffer and influential journalist [[Adolphe Thiers]] rode from [[Paris]] to [[Orléans]] to ask Louis Philippe to lead the resistance, and a few days later he became "[[July Monarchy|King of the French]]".

That same year, Scheffer's daughter [[Cornélia Scheffer|Cornélia]] was born. Francès Cornélia Scheffer (1830–1899) became a sculptor and painter in her own right.[http://resources.huygens.knaw.nl/vrouwenlexicon/lemmata/data/CorneliaScheffer Scheffer, Cornelia (1830–1899)] in the Biographical Dictionary of the Netherlands: 1880–2000 (in Dutch) Ary Scheffer registered the name of her mother as "Maria Johanna de Nes", but nothing is known of her and she may have died soon after Cornélia's birth. Considering that his grandmother's name was "Johanna de Nes", it has been speculated that he kept the name of Cornélia's mother secret so as not to compromise the reputation of a noble family. Ary Scheffer's mother did not know of her namesake granddaughter until 1837, after which she cared for Cornélia until she died only two years later.

That same year, Scheffer's daughter [[Cornélia Scheffer|Cornélia]] was born. Francès Cornélia Scheffer (1830–1899) became a sculptor and painter in her own right.[http://resources.huygens.knaw.nl/vrouwenlexicon/lemmata/data/CorneliaScheffer Scheffer, Cornelia (1830–1899)] in the Biographical Dictionary of the Netherlands: 1880–2000 (in Dutch) Ary Scheffer registered the name of her mother as "Maria Johanna de Nes", but nothing is known of her and she may have died soon after Cornélia's birth. Considering that his grandmother's name was "Johanna de Nes", it has been speculated that he kept the name of Cornélia's mother secret so as not to compromise the reputation of a noble family. Ary Scheffer's mother did not know of her namesake granddaughter until 1837, after which she cared for Cornélia until she died only two years later.

Ary Scheffer became an associate member of the [[Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences|Royal Institute of the Netherlands]] in 1846, and resigned in 1851.{{cite web|url=http://www.dwc.knaw.nl/biografie/pmknaw/?pagetype=authorDetail&aId=PE00002794 |title=A. Scheffer (1795–1858) |publisher=Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences |access-date=17 July 2015}}

Ary Scheffer became an associate member of the [[Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences|Royal Institute of the Netherlands]] in 1846, and resigned in 1851.{{cite web|url=http://www.dwc.knaw.nl/biografie/pmknaw/?pagetype=authorDetail&aId=PE00002794 |title=A. Scheffer (1795–1858) |publisher=Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences |access-date=17 July 2015}}

[[File:Portret van Cornelia Scheffer met hond Turc, geschilderd door haar vader Ary Scheffer.jpg|thumb|Portrait of his daughter Cornelia together with Turc the dog]] Scheffer and his family prospered during the reign of [[Louis Philippe I]], who abdicated on 24 February 1848. Scheffer and Hendrik were inundated with artistic commissions, and they taught numerous students in their workshop in [[Paris]], so many that of the works produced during this period that bear his signature the number that he actually made himself cannot be verified.

[[File:Portret van Cornelia Scheffer met hond Turc, geschilderd door haar vader Ary Scheffer.jpg|thumb|Portrait of his daughter Cornelia together with Turc the dog]] Scheffer and his family prospered during the reign of King Louis Philippe, who abdicated on 24 February 1848. Scheffer and Hendrik were inundated with artistic commissions, and they taught numerous students in their workshop in [[Paris]], so many that of the works produced during this period that bear his signature the number that he actually made himself cannot be verified.

Scheffer was elevated as commander of the [[Legion of Honour]] in 1848. As a captain of the [[Garde Nationale]], he escorted the French royal family in its escape from the [[Tuileries]] and escorted the [[Duchess Helene of Mecklenburg-Schwerin|Duchess d'Orléans]] to the [[Chambre des Députés]], where she in vain proposed her son as the next monarch of [[France]]. Scheffer fought in the army of [[Louis-Eugène Cavaignac|Cavaignac]] during the [[June Days Uprising]] in [[Paris]] of 23 to 26 June 1848. The cruelty and hatred that the governmental faction exhibited and the misery of the lower classes so shocked him that he withdrew from politics and refused to make portraits of the family of [[Napoléon III]], who reigned after the Uprising.

Scheffer was elevated as commander of the [[Legion of Honour]] in 1848. As a captain of the [[Garde Nationale]], he escorted the French royal family in its escape from the [[Tuileries Palace]] and escorted the [[Duchess Helene of Mecklenburg-Schwerin|Duchess d'Orléans]] to the [[Chambre des Députés]], where she in vain proposed [[Prince Philippe, Count of Paris|her son]] as the next monarch of [[France]]. Scheffer fought in the army of [[Louis-Eugène Cavaignac|Cavaignac]] during the [[June Days Uprising]] in [[Paris]] of 23 to 26 June 1848. The cruelty and hatred that the governmental faction exhibited and the misery of the lower classes so shocked him that he withdrew from politics and refused to make portraits of the family of Emperor [[Napoleon III]], who reigned after the Uprising.

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