Artist

Charles Gleyre

Portrait of Charles Gleyre
Portrait of Charles Gleyre

Swiss, 1806–1874

Charles Gleyre was a Swiss Academic Art artist. 1 work is cataloged here, principally at Walters Art Museum. Charles Gleyre was born in Chevilly.

Marc Gabriel Charles Gleyre (2 May 1806 – 5 May 1874), was a Swiss artist who was a resident in France from an early age. He took over the studio of Paul Delaroche in 1843 and taught a number of younger artists who became prominent, including Henry-Lionel Brioux, Jean-Léon Gérôme, George du Maurier, Claude Monet, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Louis-Frédéric Schützenberger, Alfred Sisley, Auguste Toulmouche, and James McNeill Whistler.

Works by Charles Gleyre

Collections represented

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