Charles Edouard Edmond Delort (1841-1895 French)

Charles Edouard Edmond Delort (1841-1895 French)

Cardinal and Bishop in a cloistered court
Oil on panel
Signed lower left: C. Delort
6" H x 9.25" W

Charles Édouard Delort (1841–1895) was a French academic painter who was born in Nimes, France on February 4, 1841. He grew up in the area around Bordeaux, and entered the naval Academy at 12 years of age. In 1859, he moved to Paris, where he studied with Jean-Léon Gérôme and with Marc-Charles-Gabriel Gleyre.