Auguste Couder

Louis-Charles-Auguste Couder
Born 1 April 1790
Paris, France
Died 21 July 1873 (aged 83)
Paris, France
Nationality French
Known for Painting
Spouse(s) Cornelia Stouf
Auguste Couder, Siege of Yorktown, oil on canvas
Water, or the Fight of Achilles against Scamander and Simoeis, 1819.

Louis-Charles-Auguste Couder or Auguste Couder (1 April 1790 in Paris 21 July 1873 in Paris) was a French painter and student of Jean-Baptiste Regnault and Jacques-Louis David. He joined the Académie des beaux-arts in 1839 and was an officer of the Légion d'honneur.[1] He married Cornélie Stouf, daughter of the sculptor Jean-Baptiste Stouf.

Couder was buried in the cemetery of Père-Lachaise.

Famous paintings

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  1. "Réunion des sociétés des beaux-arts des départements...", v.xxvii". Books.google.com. 2007-06-15. Retrieved 2014-01-01.