Achille Jean-Jacques Marie Deveria French artist, watercolorist and lithographer Date of Birth: 06.02.1800 Country: France

1. Biography of Achille Jean Jacques Marie Devéria
2. Early Education and Career
3. Artistic Style and Notable Works
4. Later Career and Legacy

Biography of Achille Jean Jacques Marie Devéria

Achille Jean Jacques Marie Devéria was a French artist, watercolorist, and lithographer, born on February 6, 1800, in Paris.

Early Education and Career

Devéria initially studied under Louis Lafitte. In 1822, he began exhibiting at the Paris Salon. Like his teacher, Devéria specialized in illustration, which formed the majority of his works until 1830. For example, he created illustrations for Goethe's "Faust," Cervantes' "Don Quixote," and Charles Perrault's fairy tales. Eventually, Achille Devéria became a successful book illustrator. He also gained recognition during this period for his erotic miniatures.

Artistic Style and Notable Works

As an artist, Devéria created a series of romantic paintings that portrayed positive noble heroes. One of his notable works is the painting "Peter I in Holland." He is also well-known for a series of six lithographs depicting figures of historical women. Devéria was a prominent portraitist and created a gallery of portraits of his acquaintances from the Parisian bohemian circle, including Alexandre Dumas Sr., Prosper Mérimée, Walter Scott, Alfred de Musset, Honoré de Balzac, Victor Hugo, Marie Dorval, Alphonse de Lamartine, Alfred de Vigny, and others.

Later Career and Legacy

In 1849, he was appointed as the director of the engraving department at the National Library, as well as an assistant curator of the Egyptian department at the Louvre. Achille Jean Jacques Marie Devéria passed away on December 23, 1857.

Today, Devéria's works can be found in the Louvre, the San Francisco Museum of Art, the Getty Museum, the Norton Simon Museum, and the collection of the University of Liège.