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Louis Jacquesson, De la Chevreuse
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Born November 5, 1839 – Toulouse; Died 1903 - Paris. French.
His family belonged to the ancient French nobility, and their estate in St. Domingo was confiscated by Napoleon I. The young Louis consequently was of necessity educated for an independent career. Having strong musical and artistic tastes, he entered the Conservatory of Toulouse, and carried away the first prize of that institution at the age of fourteen. Later he was sent to Paris to study painting, and entered the. studio of Flandrin. Subsequently he became one of the favorite pupils of Ingres. At this time the master was too old to teach in his studio, but gave to Jacquesson the. entree into his private chamber, where frequently in his bed Ingres poured into the willing ears of his fortunate pupil the principles and thoughts of his long life and great experience. In consequence of these advantages, Jacquesson is said to have been imbued more deeply with the grand ideas of Ingres than any other artist in France. In 1865 he competed for the grand prix de Rome, although quite unprepared for the task. Jacquesson at this time was but twenty-five, and heretofore students of thirty had been admitted to this competition, but a new rule forced him to enter then or never. In addition to this he was disabled by illness, and his picture was not finished in time, although it won the second prize and was purchased by the government for 2,000 francs. Soon after this he opened a studio in Paris for the reception of pupils, of which one of his students writes : " The serious work required, and lofty principles inculcated, have stood in the way of its becoming the resort of the average rapin. It is not a popular studio, one to which the masses flock." A number of Americans have been among his pupils. He has so devoted himself to his classes that hia own work has seriously suffered, although he has painted a number of fine portraits.
Source:
Clement and Hutton: Artists of the Nineteenth Century. Boston, 1880.
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