Eugène Louis Lami

French(January 12, 1800 – 1890)

Works

Eugène Louis Lami (1800–1890) was a French Romantic painter and illustrator celebrated for his refined depictions of aristocratic life, court ceremonies, and military scenes. A student of Horace Vernet and Antoine-Jean Gros, he became a favored artist of the French royal court and later the court of Queen Victoria, earning renown for his elegant watercolors and gouaches. His works are prized at auction for their meticulous detail, luminous color, and vivid documentation of 19th-century high society.

French Royal Narrative Nineteenth Century Gold Watercolor Garden 19th Century Watercolor And Gouache Landscape Historical Aristocratic

A Royal Procession Descending a Stairway in a Garden

Louis XIV Driving his Coach in the Park of Versailles

1870

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