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Adolphe Yvon
French painter (–)
Adolphe Yvon (30 January – 11 September ) was a French painter known for his paintings of the Napoleonic Wars.
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Yvon studied under Paul Delaroche, rose to fame during the Second Empire, then finished his career as a teacher.
Career
Adolphe Yvon was born on 30 January in Eschweiler.[1][2] Shortly after the end of the Crimean War in September , Yvon was commissioned by the French government to paint a large picture of the capture of the Malakoff at Sevastopol.[3] He sailed for the Crimea on February 19, , where he spent six weeks compiling a portfolio of sketches, as well as visiting the battlefield of Inkerman.
In , the finished painting La Prise de la tour de Malakoff 8 septembre was shown at the Paris Salon, and two years later came La Gorge de Malakoff, and La courtine de Malakoff.[4]La Prise was a massive piece measuring 6 metres by 9 metres and represented the moment when the fortifica