Raymond Bonheur
Raymond Bonheur | |
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| File:Raymond Bonheur self portrait.jpg Self-portrait | |
| Born | Oscar-Raymond Bonheur 20 March 1796 Bordeaux, France |
| Died | 23 March 1849 (aged 53) Paris, France |
| Known for | Painting |
| Spouse | Christine Dorotheé Sophie Marquis |
| Children | Rosa, Auguste, Isidore, and Juliette |
Oscar-Raymond Bonheur (1796–1849) was a French painter. He is best known as the father of Rosa Bonheur (1822–1899), Auguste Bonheur (1824–1884), Isidore Bonheur (1827–1901), and Juliette Bonheur (1830–1891).[1]
Biography
[edit | edit source]Bonheur was born in 1796. He was a landscape and portrait painter. He was also follower of Saint-Simonianism[1] He left his wife, Sophie, and his four children to join a Saint-Simonian community. When Sophie died of tuberculosis, he took over the responsibility for his previously abandoned children. He sent his two sons to boarding school and Juliette was sent to live with a family friend. Rosa remained with her father.[2]
He died in 1849.[1]
Personal life
[edit | edit source]Bonheur's family was of Jewish descent.[3]
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