Portrait of Amedee Thierry, Musee des Beaux-Arts

Portrait of Amedee Thierry, 1797-1873, French historian and journalist, wearing brocaded uniform with medals, Neoclassical painting, oil on canvas, 1864, by Jean-Leon Gerome, 1824-1904, in the Musee des Beaux-Arts de la Ville de Blois, housed since 1869 on the first floor of the Louis XII wing of the Chateau Royal de Blois, built 13th - 17th century in Blois in the Loire Valley, Loir-et-Cher, Centre, France. The museum originally opened in 1850 in the Francois I wing, but moved here in 1869 after the rooms had been restored by Felix Duban in 1861-66. The chateau has 564 rooms and 75 staircases and is listed as a historic monument and UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen

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13437442

Media ID

45128152

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4724px x 4741px (5.6MB)

Credit

Manuel Cohen / Mary Evans

Source

Photograph by Manuel Cohen