Artist

Eugène Goyet

Portrait of Eugène Goyet
Portrait of Eugène Goyet

French, 1798–1857

Eugène Goyet was a French French Romanticism artist. 1 work is cataloged here, principally at Palace of Versailles. Eugène Goyet was born in Chalon-sur-Saône.

Eugène Goyet (February 7, 1798, May 7, 1857), was a French artist. Beginning in 1827 his work was regularly selected for exhibition in the annual Paris Salon. He achieved his greatest success as a painter of religious subjects, with his paintings of Christ and various saints installed in churches and public buildings across France.

A successful portrait painter, his most prestigious commission was his 1847 portrait of Pope Pius IX. He was the son of self-taught artist Jean-Baptiste Goyet, and husband of the pastel portrait artist Zoé Goyet.

Works by Eugène Goyet

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