A Chronicler of Courts: The Life and Art of Alexandre Laemlein Alexandre Laemlein, born in 1813 and passing in 1871, occupies a fascinating, if often overlooked, niche within the pantheon of 19th-century French painting. He wasn’t a revolutionary like Delacroix or Courbet, nor did he strive for the atmospheric effects of the Barbizon school. Instead, Laemlein dedicated his considerable talent to meticulously recreating scenes from the…