Eulalie Morin
Active in: France
Biography
Little is known about Eulalie Morin, who was born in Nantes in 1765. She made a career for herself as a portraitist, after training with Guillaume Lethière. She may have also studied with Jean-Baptiste Isabey. She exhibited at the Salon between 1798 and 1804. Her best-known work is Portrait of Madame Récamier, painted in 1799 and now in the collection of the Musée des châteaux de Versailles et de Trianon. She is also thought to have been an art instructor to the daughters of Elisa Bonaparte, Napoleon’s sister. Morin died in 1837.
Selected Works
Eulalie Morin, Portrait of Madame Récamier, 1799. Oil on canvas, 115 x 87 cm. Musée des châteaux de Versailles et de Trianon
Circle
Student of
Guillaume Lethière
Possible student of
Jean-Baptiste Isabey
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