Henri-Jean Chasselat was an award-winning French painter of portraits, history and genre subjects. He was trained initially by his father before enrolling at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris. Harvard Art Museums holds an example of his work.

Exhibited

Paris Salon.

Public Collections

Harvard Art Museums.

Timeline

1813

Born in Paris. The son of Charles-Abraham Chasselat, a painter of history subjects.

Studied at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris.

1833

Awarded the second Prix de Rome.

Exhibited frequently at the Paris Salon until 1870.

1840

Travelled to the Netherlands.

1880

Died in Paris.