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Ary Scheffer

40 works held in 9 museums

Romantic painter, from Dordrecht to Paris: portraits, Faust, Mignon and religious subjects

Study for the Portraits of Two Daughters of Countess d'Estutt de Tracy, Ary Scheffer

Study for the Portraits of Two Daughters of Countess d'Estutt de Tracy

Studie voor de portretten van twee dochters van Gravin d'… (museum title)

Ary Scheffer (French), oil on canvas

Dordrechts Museum, Netherlands

Portrait of Madame Victor Place, Ary Scheffer

Portrait of Madame Victor Place, 1852.

Portret van mevrouw Victor Place (museum title)

Ary Scheffer (French), oil on canvas

Dordrechts Museum, Netherlands

The King of Thule, Ary Scheffer

The King of Thule, 1838.

De koning van Thule (museum title)

Ary Scheffer (French), oil on canvas

Dordrechts Museum, Netherlands

Faust in His Study (Goethe, Faust, I, 3), Ary Scheffer

Faust in His Study (Goethe, Faust, I, 3), 1831.

Faust in zijn kabinet (Goethe, Faust, 1, 3) (museum title)

Ary Scheffer (French), oil on wood

Dordrechts Museum, Netherlands

The Orphans, Ary Scheffer

The Orphans, 1822.

De wezen (museum title)

Ary Scheffer (French), oil on canvas

Dordrechts Museum, Netherlands

Self-Portrait at the Age of Forty-Three, Ary Scheffer

Self-Portrait at the Age of Forty-Three, 1838.

Zelfportret op 43-jarige leeftijd (museum title)

Ary Scheffer (French), oil on canvas

Dordrechts Museum, Netherlands

Portrait of Mrs Cornelia Marjolin, née Scheffer, at the Age of Nineteen, Ary Scheffer

Portrait of Mrs Cornelia Marjolin, née Scheffer, at the Age of Nineteen, 1849.

Portret van mevrouw Cornelia Marjolin, geboren Scheffer op… (museum title)

Ary Scheffer (French), oil on wood

Dordrechts Museum, Netherlands

Portrait of Karel Arnoldus Scheffer, Ary Scheffer

Portrait of Karel Arnoldus Scheffer, 1838.

Portret van Karel Arnoldus Scheffer (museum title)

Ary Scheffer (French), oil on canvas

Dordrechts Museum, Netherlands

The Misses de La Fayette, Bust-Length, Ary Scheffer

The Misses de La Fayette, Bust-Length, 1826.

Mesdemoiselles de la Fayette. Borstbeeld (museum title)

Ary Scheffer (French), oil on canvas

Dordrechts Museum, Netherlands

The Entry of Joan of Arc and Charles VII into Reims, Ary Scheffer

The Entry of Joan of Arc and Charles VII into Reims

De intocht van Jeanne d' Arc en Karel VII in Reims (museum title)

Ary Scheffer (French), oil on canvas

Dordrechts Museum, Netherlands

Saints Augustine and Monica, Ary Scheffer

Saints Augustine and Monica, 1849.

Augustinus en Monica (museum title)

Ary Scheffer (French), oil on canvas

Dordrechts Museum, Netherlands

The Dead Travel Fast, Ary Scheffer

The Dead Travel Fast, 1830.

Les Morts vont vite (museum title)

Ary Scheffer (French), oil on canvas

Palais des Beaux-Arts de Lille, France

The Return of the Young Invalid, Ary Scheffer

The Return of the Young Invalid, 1820.

De terugkeer van den jonge invalide (museum title)

Ary Scheffer (French), oil on canvas

Dordrechts Museum, Netherlands

The Prodigal Son, Ary Scheffer

The Prodigal Son

De verloren zoon (museum title)

Ary Scheffer (French), oil on wood

Dordrechts Museum, Netherlands

Marguerite Leaving Church, Ary Scheffer

Marguerite Leaving Church, 1838.

Ary Scheffer (French), oil on canvas

Detroit Institute of Arts, United States

Lenore: The Return of the Army, Ary Scheffer

Lenore: The Return of the Army, 1829.

Lenore - De terugkeer van het leger (museum title)

Ary Scheffer (French), oil on canvas

Dordrechts Museum, Netherlands

The Death of Saint Louis, Ary Scheffer

The Death of Saint Louis, c. 1817.

Ary Scheffer (French), oil on canvas

Los Angeles County Museum of Art, United States

Self-Portrait at the Age of Thirty-One, Ary Scheffer

Self-Portrait at the Age of Thirty-One, 1826.

Zelfportret op 31-jarige leeftijd (museum title)

Ary Scheffer (French), oil on canvas

Dordrechts Museum, Netherlands

The Sorrows of the Earth Rise to Heaven and Turn into Hope and Bliss, Ary Scheffer

The Sorrows of the Earth Rise to Heaven and Turn into Hope and Bliss, 1847–1858.

De smarten der aarde verheffen zich ten hemel en veranderen… (museum title)

Ary Scheffer (French), oil on canvas

Dordrechts Museum, Netherlands

Christus Consolator, Ary Scheffer

Christus Consolator, 1837.

Ary Scheffer (French), oil on canvas

Dordrechts Museum, Netherlands

Child with Dog, Ary Scheffer

Child with Dog, 1826.

Kind met hond (museum title)

Ary Scheffer (French), oil on canvas

Dordrechts Museum, Netherlands

Portrait of Dr Johann Gaspar Spurzheim, Ary Scheffer

Portrait of Dr Johann Gaspar Spurzheim

Portret van Dr. Johan Gaspar Spurzheim (museum title)

Ary Scheffer (French), oil on canvas

Dordrechts Museum, Netherlands

Princess Marie d'Orléans in Her Studio, Ary Scheffer

Princess Marie d'Orléans in Her Studio, c. 1838.

Ary Scheffer (French), oil on canvas

Cleveland Museum of Art, United States

The Retreat from Russia in 1812, Ary Scheffer

The Retreat from Russia in 1812, 1826.

De terugtocht uit Rusland in 1812 (museum title)

Ary Scheffer (French), oil on canvas

Dordrechts Museum, Netherlands

Portrait of Frédéric Chopin, Ary Scheffer

Portrait of Frédéric Chopin, 1847.

Portret van Frédéric Chopin (museum title)

Ary Scheffer (French), oil on canvas

Dordrechts Museum, Netherlands

Jacob and Rachel, Ary Scheffer

Jacob and Rachel, 1857.

Jacob en Rachel (museum title)

Ary Scheffer (French), oil on wood

Dordrechts Museum, Netherlands

Ferdinand Philippe, Duke of Orléans, on His Deathbed, Ary Scheffer

Ferdinand Philippe, Duke of Orléans, on His Deathbed, 1842.

Ferdinand Philippe, hertog van Orléans op zijn sterfbed (museum title)

Ary Scheffer (French), oil on canvas

Dordrechts Museum, Netherlands

Battle of Tolbiac, 496, Ary Scheffer

Battle of Tolbiac, 496, 1836.

Bataille de Tolbiac. 496 (museum title)

Ary Scheffer (French), oil on canvas

Palace of Versailles, France

The Three Scheffer Brothers in a Landscape, Ary Scheffer

The Three Scheffer Brothers in a Landscape, 1824.

De drie gebroeders Scheffer in een landschap (museum title)

Ary Scheffer (French), oil on canvas

Dordrechts Museum, Netherlands

Saint Augustine and His Mother, Saint Monica, Ary Scheffer

Saint Augustine and His Mother, Saint Monica, 1855.

Saint Augustin et sa mère sainte Monique (museum title)

Ary Scheffer (French), oil on canvas

Louvre Museum, France

Marie, Princess of Orléans, Ary Scheffer

Marie, Princess of Orléans, 1837.

Marie, prinses van Orléans (museum title)

Ary Scheffer (French), oil on canvas

Dordrechts Museum, Netherlands

Landscape at La Marche, Ary Scheffer

Landscape at La Marche, 1825.

Landschap te La Marche (museum title)

Ary Scheffer (French), oil on canvas

Dordrechts Museum, Netherlands

Portrait of Franz Liszt, Ary Scheffer

Portrait of Franz Liszt, 1837–1839.

Porträt Franz Liszt (museum title)

Ary Scheffer (French), oil on canvas

Klassik Stiftung Weimar, Germany

The Shades of Francesca da Rimini and Paolo Malatesta Appear to Dante and Virgil, Ary Scheffer

The Shades of Francesca da Rimini and Paolo Malatesta Appear to Dante and Virgil, 1855.

Les ombres de Francesca da Rimini et de Paolo Malatesta… (museum title)

Ary Scheffer (French), oil on canvas

Louvre Museum, France

Portrait of Cornelia with Her Dog Turc, Ary Scheffer

Portrait of Cornelia with Her Dog Turc, 1840.

Portret van Cornelia met haar hond Turc (museum title)

Ary Scheffer (French), oil on canvas

Dordrechts Museum, Netherlands

Charlemagne Receives the Submission of Widukind at Paderborn, 785, Ary Scheffer

Charlemagne Receives the Submission of Widukind at Paderborn, 785, 1835.

Charlemagne reçoit à Paderborn la soumission de Witikind.… (museum title)

Ary Scheffer (French), oil on canvas

Palace of Versailles, France

Baptism in the Village, Ary Scheffer

Baptism in the Village, 1823.

De doop in het dorp (museum title)

Ary Scheffer (French), oil on canvas

Dordrechts Museum, Netherlands

Portrait of Antoine Pétroz (1781-1859), Ary Scheffer

Portrait of Antoine Pétroz (1781-1859), 1851.

Portret van Antoine Pétroz (1781 - 1859) (museum title)

Ary Scheffer (French), oil on canvas

Dordrechts Museum, Netherlands

Count Drouet d'Erlon, Ary Scheffer

Count Drouet d'Erlon, 1832.

Comte Drouet d'Erlon (museum title)

Ary Scheffer (French), oil on canvas

Musée des Beaux-Arts de Reims, France

Saint Thomas Aquinas Preaching during the Storm, Ary Scheffer

Saint Thomas Aquinas Preaching during the Storm, 1823.

Thomas van Aquino predikende gedurende den storm (museum title)

Ary Scheffer (French), oil on canvas

Dordrechts Museum, Netherlands

Paintings by Ary Scheffer (1795-1858), in the public domain, each linked to its record on the website of the museum that holds it: Dordrechts Museum, the Louvre, the National Gallery in London and the Palace of Versailles (POP records). Only those for which a freely reusable photograph of good quality exists are shown: public-domain files from Wikimedia Commons. Paintings photographed in their frames have been cropped to the painting. Titles are those of the museums (in Dutch for Dordrecht), with a translation.