![cover image](https://wikiwandv2-19431.kxcdn.com/_next/image?url=https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/L%25C3%25A9on_Cogniet_self-portrait_1818.jpg/640px-L%25C3%25A9on_Cogniet_self-portrait_1818.jpg&w=640&q=50)
Léon Cogniet
French painter (1794-1880) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Léon Cogniet (29 August 1794 – 20 November 1880) was a French history and portrait painter. He is probably best remembered as a teacher, with more than one hundred notable students.
![]() | This article includes a list of general references, but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations. (January 2011) |
Quick Facts Born, Died ...
Léon Cogniet | |
---|---|
![]() Léon Cogniet. Self-portrait c. 1818 | |
Born | Léon Cogniet 29 August 1794 Paris, France |
Died | 20 November 1880 (aged 86) Paris, France |
Education | Pierre-Narcisse Guérin |
Known for | Painting |
Movement | Romanticism |
Close