Jean-Victor Bertin
Paintings
A Forest with Apollo and Daphne
Deer at the Edge of a Wood
View in the Ile-de-France
Landscape. Site of Greece
Landscape
An Aqueduct Near a Fortress
A mountainous landscape with a view of Pheneos and the Temple of Minerva Caphyes
The Ruins of the Bridge of Augustus at Narni
Classical Landscape with Figures
View of a Town in the Sabine Hills
Study of a Tree
Shepherd with his Flock
A Landscape with a shepherd and his flock in front of a walled town
A Landscape with two horsemen riding through a Valley
Entry to the Park at St. Cloud
Landscape with a Poplar and a Willow Tree at the Edge of a Pond
A Plane Tree
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A Forest with Apollo and Daphne
Jean-Victor Bertin (20 March 1767,[1] Paris - 11 June 1842, Paris) was a French painter of historical landscapes, inspired by Italy and known for the minute detail of his classical style.The son of a master wig-maker, he became a pupil of the celebrated Valenciennes. He entered the Académie royale de peinture et de sculpture in 1785, as a pupil of Gabriel-François Doyen. Between 1785 and 1793 he participated in several 'concours d'émulation' competitions and from 1793 until his death regularly exhibited at the Paris Salon. He won a 'prix d'encouragement' in 1799 and his work was recognised in 1808 by a gold medal, first class, with a value of 250 francs.
He was granted the Légion d'honneur on 21 August 1822 and his old age was marked by financial problems, and he left his widow in deep material distress.
He was himself the master of Michallon, Coignet, Boisselier, Corot, Enfantin, and others. Several of his works were commissioned for the palais du Trianon and the palais de Fontainebleau between 1811 and 1817. Prestigious amateurs such as the duc de Berry and the banker Jacques Laffitte appreciated Bertin's talents and from 1833 onwards the French state, particularly the Interior Ministry, regularly bought his works to enrich museums in the provinces.
Selected Works
Amongst his principal works may be cited:
The Festival of Pan.
The Offering to Venus.
Cicero's Return from Exile.
The Flight of Angelica.
The Festival of Bacchus.
Arrival of Napoleon at Ettlingen.
Many of his works will be found in the galleries at Versailles, and in other public collections. In the Louvre there is a 'View of the Island of Phoenos with the Temple of Minerva.'
References
This article incorporates text from the article "BERTIN, Jean Victor" in Bryan's Dictionary of Painters and Engravers by Michael Bryan, edited by Robert Edmund Graves and Sir Walter Armstrong, an 1886–1889 publication now in the public domain.
Baptism record for Jean-Victor Bertin in his Légion d'honneur file. The birth year of 1775 often ascribed him is thus false.
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