Charles Abraham Chasselat

Charles Abraham Chasselat, a French historical painter, was the son of Pierre Chasselat. He was born in Paris in 1782, and became a pupil of his father and of Vincent. He exhibited in 1812 'The Repose of Belisarius.' He also illustrated the works of Voltaire, Racine, Molière, and other authors; and was employed in making drawings of state ceremonials, as the 'Funeral of Louis XVIII' and the 'Coronation of Charles X.' He died in Paris in 1843. His son Henri J. Saint-Ange Chasselat, who was a pupil of Lethière, painted historical and genre subjects. He was born in 1813, and died in 1880.

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This article incorporates text from the article "CHASSELAT, Charles Abraham" in Bryan's Dictionary of Painters and Engravers by Michael Bryan, edited by Robert Edmund Graves and Sir Walter Armstrong, an 1886–1889 publication now in the public domain.

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Name	Chasselat, Charles Abraham
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Date of birth	1782
Place of birth	Paris
Date of death	1843
Place of death	Paris