Ary Scheffer was born in Dordrecht and taught by his father, J. B. Scheffer. He was in Paris in 1811, where he studied under Guérin. He exhibited at the Salon from 1812. He was an illustrator, painter and engraver. He was popular in France for his portraits and history paintings.
Ary Scheffer
1795 - 1858
Paintings by Ary Scheffer
Mrs Hollond (1822–1884), born Ellen Julia Teed, was the wife of the pioneering balloonist and MP Robert Hollond. She was a writer and philanthropist who lived for part of each year in Paris, where she held a salon that attracted intellectuals of a progressive cast of mind. Ary Scheffer was a pain...
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In 1845 Ary Scheffer painted an episode recounted by Saint Augustine in his Confessions. The Church Father recalled sitting with his mother Monica shortly before her death and discussing the kingdom of heaven. The picture, for which Scheffer used his own mother as the model for Saint Monica, beca...
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