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Pierre-Antoine Labouchère was born in Nantes on November 26, , a descendant of a Huguenot family who had emigrated to the Netherlands at the time of the....
Pierre-Antoine Labouchère (1807-1873)
Between 1843 and 1870, he exhibited his work almost yearly at the Salon de Paris.
Deeply influenced by the faith of his ancestors, Pierre-Antoine Labouchère chose to represent scenes from the history of the Reformation ; a study of his paintings proves that each of the latter was preceded by conscientious historical research.
His paintings attracted much attention.
He received a third class medal in 1843 for his painting Le Duc d’Aumale dans les bois d’oliviers (Musée de Chantilly), and a second class medal in 1846 for his painting Luther, Mélanchton, Poméranus et Cruciger traduisant la Bible.
Among numerous paintings he exhibited at the Salons featured three that can now be seen at the Musée du Désert near Mialet : Luther devant la Diète de Worms, Episodes de la guerre des Cévennes and Maximilien en prière au berceau de son fils.
He made several po
