Paul and Virginie

1857 · Private collection

mythological

This composition is based on the famous novel Paul and Virginie by Bernardin de Saint Pierre, Paul and Virginia, which was a huge success at its first publication in 1787. Schopin painted several episodes from this novel, two of which were exhibited at the Salon in Paris 1843 and one in 1857.

About the Artist

Frédéric-Henri Schopin

1804 – 1880

French painter. He was a pupil of Antoine-Jean Gros, and from 1821 to 1831 studied at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris. In 1831 he won the Grand Prix de Rome. During his stay in Rome he executed four major works which he exhibited at the Paris Salon in 1835. With his elegant and harmonious style he became a popular genre painter, and many of his paintings were engraved by Alexandre Jean Louis Jazet.

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