Collier's New Encyclopedia (1921)/Delaroche, Hippolyte

DELAROCHE, HIPPOLYTE (familiarly styled Paul), (de-lä-rōsh), a French painter; born in Paris, July 16, 1797. He studied landscape painting for a short time but applied himself afterward to historical painting, and rapidly rose to eminence. Notable among his works are: “St. Vincent de Paul preaching before Louis XIII. on behalf of Deserted Children,” “Joan of Arc Interrogated in Prison by Cardinal Beaufort,” the “Death of Queen Elizabeth,” “The Children of Edward IV. in the Tower,” “Cardinal Richelieu Conducting Cinq Mars and De Thou up the Rhone to Execution,” “Charles I. Mocked by His Guards,” the “Execution of Lady Jane Grey,” the “Death of the Duke of Guise,” and the “Hemicycle,” an immense work painted in oil on the wall of The École des Beaux Arts, Paris. It represents an assemblage of the great painters, sculptors, and architects from the days of Giotto to those of Lesueur. He held a middle place between the classical and the romantic schools, and was regarded as the leader of the so-called “eclectic school.” He died in Paris, Nov. 4, 1856.