Paul Delaroche, French Academic painter who strove to meld the Neoclassical and Romantic styles in a form true to the strict compositional and technical rules of the Paris Salon. Here Delaroche depicts the Queen of England, Lady Jane Grey who ruled for ten days and is about to be executed in the Tower of London in 1554.
The Execution of Lady Jane Grey, c.1833, Oil on CanvasPaul Delaroche French, active in England (1797 - 1856) |
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Paul Delaroche, French Academic painter who strove to meld the Neoclassical and Romantic styles in a form true to the strict compositional and technical rules of the Paris Salon. Here Delaroche depicts the Queen of England, Lady Jane Grey who ruled for ten days and is about to be executed in the Tower of London in 1554. |
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