Jean-Victor Schnetz (April 14, 1787, Versailles - March 15, 1870, Paris) was a French academic painter well regarded for his historical and genre paintings.
Schnez studied in Paris under Jacques-Louis David. His works can be found at the Louvre and the Petit Palais in Paris, the Château de Versailles in Versailles, the Hermitage in St. Petersburg, and the Museum of Fine Arts in San Francisco.
In 1837 Schnetz was elected to the Académie des Beaux-Arts, and he was twice the Director of the French Academy in Rome, from 1841 to 1846 then again in 1853-1866.
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| Preceded by Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres |
Director of the French Academy in Rome 1841–1846 |
Succeeded by Jean Alaux |
| Preceded by Jean Alaux |
Director of the French Academy in Rome 1853–1866 |
Succeeded by Joseph-Nicolas Robert-Fleury |