Achille Etna Michallon

Achille Etna Michallon
Born (1796-10-22)October 22, 1796
Paris
Died September 24, 1822(1822-09-24) (aged 25)
Paris
Nationality French
Education Jacques-Louis David
Alexandre-Hyacinthe Dunouy
Pierre-Henri de Valenciennes
Known for painting
La femme foudroyée, Louvre
The Oak and the Reed (Fitzwilliam Museum)

Achille Etna Michallon (1796–1822) was a French painter.

Michallon was the son of the sculptor Claude Michallon. He studied under Jacques-Louis David and Pierre-Henri de Valenciennes. In 1817, Michallon won the inaugural Prix de Rome for landscape painting. He travelled to Italy in 1818 and remained there for over two years. This trip had a profound influence on his work. Before he had much time to develop what he had learned however, he died at the age of 25 of pneumonia, a tragedy which cut short the life of a talented and well respected artist who could have gone on to win lasting fame. Though it is often disputed, it is thought that at one time, Corot was his pupil.

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