Thomas Couture

Also known as th.s couture, thos. couture, thos couture, Couture, t. couture, th. couture, couture thomas, couture t.

French painter (1815-1870)

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Thomas Couture was a French painter and teacher associated with the academic art movement. He specialized in history painting and is notably recognized for his work *The Romans of the Decadence*. Born in Senlis in 1815, he studied at Arts et Métiers ParisTech and Beaux-Arts de Paris under Antoine-Jean Gros and Paul Delaroche. Couture received the award of Knight of the Legion of Honour during his career.

He taught several prominent artists, including Édouard Manet, François-Alfred Delobbe, Henri Fantin-Latour, and Pierre Puvis de Chavannes. His works are held in the collections of the Belvedere, Minneapolis Institute of Art, Art Institute of Chicago, and The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art. Couture died in Villiers-le-Bel in 1879 and is buried at Père Lachaise Cemetery. He spoke French and was unmarried to Alice Ozy.

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Key facts

Born: ( 1815-12-21 ) 21 December 1815, Senlis, Oise , France
Died: 30 March 1879 (1879-03-30) (aged 63), Villiers-le-Bel , Val-d'Oise, France
Resting place: Père Lachaise Cemetery, Paris, France
Education: École des Arts et Métiers
Known for: Painting, author
Notable work: Romans in the Decadence of the Empire

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Given name: Thomas
Gender: male
Citizenship: France
Place of birth: Senlis
Place of death: Villiers-le-Bel
Occupation: teacher
Educated at: Beaux-Arts de Paris
Languages spoken: French
Award: Knight of the Legion of Honour
Notable work: The Romans of the Decadence
Student of: Paul Delaroche
Field of work: painting
Genre: history painting
Movement: academic art
Image: Thomas Couture Autoritratto.jpg

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Commons category: Thomas Couture
date of birth: 1815-12-21
Commons Creator page: Thomas Couture
Commons gallery: Thomas Couture
name in native language: Thomas Couture
unmarried partner: Alice Ozy
has works in the collection: Van Gogh Museum
date of death: 1879-03-29
influenced by: Peter Paul Rubens

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Works in European collections

9 objects attributed to Thomas Couture, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana

Mary, star of the sea

Wanderburgers

The Romans of the Decay

Portrait of a Lady

Mary, star of comfort

Female study head (Portrait of the Mademoiselle Poinsot)

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Encyclopedic overview

The grave of Thomas Couture, Pere Lachaise Cemetery, Paris Thomas Couture ( French pronunciation: [tɔma kutyʁ]; 21 December 1815 – 30 March 1879) was a French history painter and teacher. He taught many notable contemporary figures of the art world, such as Édouard Manet, Henri Fantin-Latour, John La Farge, Pierre Puvis de Chavannes, John Ward Dunsmore, Karel Javůrek, William Morris Hunt, and Joseph-Noël Sylvestre.

Life

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