The Scarlet Letter
The Scarlet Letter c1861 door Franse schilder Hugues Merle (1822 – 1881); die gespecialiseerd was in schilderijen die sentimentele, hartverwarmende scènes en morele onderwerpen verbeeldden. His work is often compared to that of French Painter William-Adolphe Bouguereau; die je ook kunt vinden in de Xzendor7 Classical Art Shop.
Nathaniel Hawthorne auteur van de roman “The Scarlet Letter”, gepubliceerd in 1850, beschouwde dit schilderij, welke William Walters (1820 – 1894; Zakenman en kunstverzamelaar) in opdracht van Merle in 1859, als de mooiste illustratie van zijn roman.
Dit is een retoucheerde reproductie van digitale kunst oude meesters van een openbaar domeinafbeelding die voor aankoop online beschikbaar is als a opgerolde afdruk.
De onderstaande informatie is afgeleid van Wikipedia.org en Rehs.com
Hugues Merle werd geboren in 1822 in La Soné, France and around the age of 21 arrived in Paris, France where he studied painting under the French Historical and Portrait Painter Léon Cogniet (1794 – 1880).
Though little is known of Hugues early life it is assumed that he received some degree of art education before he arrived in Paris in 1843; because he began exhibiting at the Paris Salon in 1847 with his piece Portrait de L’auteur and in 1848 he exhibited the piece Légende des Willis.
As time went on Hugues reputation as a portraitist grew substantially during the 1850s; and as a successful and prominent painter he was able to attract serious art lovers that were looking to build their art collections.
One of these early collectors of art was th 4th Marquess of Hertford, Richard Seymour-Conway (1800-1870); who purchased his salon submission Reading the Bible in 1859.
During the 1860s, Huges client list of collectors included not only individuals from the European continent, but also American collectors, such as William Walters of Baltimore who commissioned The Scarlet Letter.