Louis-Charles-Auguste Couder | |
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Born |
London, England |
1 April 1789
Died | 21 July 1873 Paris, France |
(aged 84)
Nationality | French |
Known for | Painting |
Spouse(s) | Cornelia Stouf |
Louis-Charles-Auguste Couder or Auguste Couder (1 April 1789 in London – 21 July 1873 in Paris) was a French painter and student of Jean-Baptiste Regnault and Jacques-Louis David. He joined the Académie des beaux-arts in 1839 and was an officer of the Légion d'honneur. He married Cornélie Stouf, daughter of the sculptor Jean-Baptiste Stouf.
Couder was buried in the cemetery of Père-Lachaise.
Siege of Yorktown,
oil on canvas
Water, or the Fight of Achilles against Scamander and Simoeis