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French painter (1817–1893)

Adolphe Yvon (30 January 1817 – 11 September 1893) was a French painter known for his paintings of the Napoleonic Wars.

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 1817 in Eschweiler.^[1][2] Shortly after the end of the Crimean War in September 1855, 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, 1856, where he spent six weeks compiling a portfolio of sketches, as well as visiting the battlefield of Inkerman.

In 1857, the finished painting La Prise de la tour de Malakoff 8 septembre 1855 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 rep