Jean-Hippolyte Flandrin was a French Neoclassical painter who lived from 23 March 1809 to 21 March 1864. His most celebrated work, Jeune Homme Nu Assis au Bord de la Mer of 1836, is held in the Louvre. He was the second of three sons, all of whom were painters, and he and his brother Paul left Lyon for Paris in 1829 to study under Louis Hersent before settling in the studio of Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres. In 1832 he won the Prix de Rome for his painting Recognition of Theseus by his Father, which allowed him to study for five years in Rome.
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His most celebrated work, Jeune Homme Nu Assis au Bord de la Mer (1836) is held in the Louvre.
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In 1832, he won the Prix de Rome for his painting Recognition of Theseus by his Father.
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Jean-Hippolyte Flandrin (23 March 1809-21 March 1864) was a French Neoclassical painter.
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