Hugues Merle

French · 1822–1881 · Painter

Hugues Merle (1822–1881) was a French painter who mostly depicted sentimental or moral subjects. He has often been compared to William-Adolphe Bouguereau. (Wikipedia)

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Hugues Merle (1822–1881) was a French painter who mostly depicted sentimental or moral subjects. He has often been compared to William-Adolphe Bouguereau.

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Born 1822, La SôneDied 1881, ParisOccupation PainterWikidata Q5934744 ↗ULAN 500026439 ↗Museum works 10

Also known as Georges Merle, H. merle, Hugues Georges Merle, Merle, Merle Hughes, merle hugues

Works in museum collections

Open-access images (public domain, CC0 or CC BY) from museum collections, each shown with its credit line and licence.

Hugues Merle, Falling Leaves, Allegory of Autumn — **Falling Leaves, Allegory of Autumn**1872 · Oil on canvas
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Collection, Bequest…

Hugues Merle, Children Playing in a Park — **Children Playing in a Park**c. 1860 · oil on canvas
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Ailsa Mellon Bruce Collection — Open Acc…

Hugues Merle, A beggar woman — **A beggar woman**1861
Musée d'Orsay ↗
CC BY 3.0 · Sailko, via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 3.0) — Musée d'Orsay

Hugues Merle, Shepherdess with dog in the Alps — **Shepherdess with dog in the Alps**1859
Amsterdam Museum ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Amsterdam Museum

Hugues Merle, The Scarlet Letter — **The Scarlet Letter**1861
Walters Art Museum ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Walters Art Museum

Hugues Merle, Thoughts of the Future — **Thoughts of the Future**1864
Brooklyn Museum ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Brooklyn Museum

Hugues Merle, Saint Elizabeth of Hungary — **Saint Elizabeth of Hungary**1879
Detroit Institute of Arts ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Detroit Institute of Arts

Hugues Merle, The First Thorns of Knowledge — **The First Thorns of Knowledge**1864
Dallas Museum of Art ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Dallas Museum of Art

Hugues Merle, The Lunatic — **The Lunatic**1871
Arnot Art Museum ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Arnot Art Museum

Artist record compiled from: Wikidata (CC0), Getty ULAN (ODC-By), National Gallery of Art open data (CC0), The Met Open Access (CC0). See data sources & attribution.

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Related artists — French, born 1797–1847