Jean-Baptiste Arnout

Place: Dijon

Born: 1788

Death: 1873

Biography:

Jean Baptiste Arnout was a French painter, draughtsman and lithographer. He was born in Dijon in 1788 and died in Paris in 1873. Arnout was the pupil of Anatole Devosge at the École des Beaux-Arts de Dijon and later directed it from 1811. He created various artworks, including landscapes, architectural drawings, and lithographs. Some of his notable works include 'Vue du chemin de fer de Paris à St Germain' and 'Catafalque et chapelle ardente de Napoléon dans l'Eglise des Invalides à Paris'. Arnout also contributed to several publications such as 'Galerie de la duchesse de Berry', 'La France gothique', 'Les antiquités de l’Alsace', and 'Les Cathédrales françaises'. His artworks are found in various collections, including the National Gallery of Art and the British Museum.