Jean-Henri Marlet

William Bullock (c. 1773–1849), English traveller, naturalist and antiquarian
The Famous Chess Match between Howard Staunton and Pierre Charles Fournier de Saint-Amant, on 16 December 1843

Jean-Henri Marlet aka Jean Henry Marlet (18 November 1771, in Autun 1847), was a French painter and engraver.

He was a student at l'Académie de Dijon, and after the Revolution in the studio of Baron Jean-Baptiste Regnault. He painted large tableaux depicting historic events and was one of the first artists to use lithography in France. His proofs were made in the studios of Lasteyrie or Engelmann, then printed by himself between 1822 and 1832. During the Bourbon Restoration his images were patriotic, with a vitality equal to that of Nicolas-Toussaint Charlet , Auguste Raffet or Carle Vernet. He was responsible for a series of 72 prints showing scenes in Paris.

Marlet also produced genre paintings and portraits of celebrities. He was awarded a medal in 1822, and several awards in Paris.

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