# MICHALLON, Achille-Etna

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## Artist

- Lifespan: 1796–1822
- Profession: painter
- School: French

## Biography

French landscape painter. He was the first artist to win the Prix de Rome in the historical landscape category. He studied under Jacques-Louis David and Valenciennes and was the teacher of Corot. He exhibited at the 1812 Salon. He died early of pneumonia in 1822.

## Related artworks

- [Landscape Inspired by the View of Frascati](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/michallon-achille-etna-re95d025c2d2cf7/landscape-inspired-by-the-view-of-frascati-rabe20d0bff4f51>)
- [Pastoral Landscape with two Travellers](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/michallon-achille-etna-re95d025c2d2cf7/pastoral-landscape-with-two-travellers-r4385bcaa064391>)
- [Roman Shepherds Contemplating the Ruins of a Tomb](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/michallon-achille-etna-re95d025c2d2cf7/roman-shepherds-contemplating-the-ruins-of-a-tomb-ra13589368d072b>)

## Attribution

[Web Gallery of Art](<https://beta.wga.hu/pages/about>)