Thomas Couture

French · 1815–1879 · Painter, Draughtsman

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French painter (1815-1870)

Born 1815, SenlisDied 1879, Villiers-le-BelOccupation Painter, DraughtsmanWikidata Q326434 ↗ULAN 500115403 ↗Museum works 24

academic art

Also known as Couture, couture t., couture thomas, t. couture, th. couture, th.s couture, thos couture

Works in museum collections

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

Thomas Couture, Soap Bubbles — **Soap Bubbles**ca. 1859 · Oil on canvas
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Collection, Bequest…

Thomas Couture, Lust for Gold — **Lust for Gold**1840 - 1879
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam ↗
Public domain · Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam — public domain

Thomas Couture, Interior of a Church — **Interior of a Church**1877 · Black chalk, heightened with white
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Robert F. Kashey and Mar…

Thomas Couture, Study for the decoration of the ceiling of the Opéra Comique — **Study for the decoration of the ceiling of the Opéra Comique**ca. 1857 · Black chalk on blue paper mounted on cardboard
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Rogers Fund, 1960 — Open Access (CC0)

Thomas Couture, Study for “The Enrollment of the Volunteers of 1792” — **Study for “The Enrollment of the Volunteers of 1792”**1848 · Fabricated black chalk
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of Roberta J.M. Olson and Alexander B.V.…

Thomas Couture, Lawyer on His Way to Court (Se Rendant à l'Audience) — **Lawyer on His Way to Court (Se Rendant à l'Audience)**ca. 1860 · Black chalk
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Rogers Fund, 1960 — Open Access (CC0)

Thomas Couture, A Boy in Florentine Costume — **A Boy in Florentine Costume**c. 1863 · black chalk heightened with white chalk on blue laid paper
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund — Open Access (CC0)

Thomas Couture, A Sleeping Judge — **A Sleeping Judge**1859
National Gallery of Ireland ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — National Gallery of Ireland

Thomas Couture, La Peinture Réaliste — **La Peinture Réaliste**1865
National Gallery of Ireland ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — National Gallery of Ireland

Thomas Couture, Pifferaro — **Pifferaro**1877
National Gallery of Ireland ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — National Gallery of Ireland

Thomas Couture, The Falconer — **The Falconer**
Toledo Museum of Art ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Toledo Museum of Art

Thomas Couture, Alice Ozy — **Alice Ozy**1855
Toledo Museum of Art ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Toledo Museum of Art

Thomas Couture, Portrait of the Artist — **Portrait of the Artist**1850
New Orleans Museum of Art ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — New Orleans Museum of Art

Thomas Couture, Portrait of Elisa Rachel Félix (1821-1858) — **Portrait of Elisa Rachel Félix (1821-1858)**1850
The Mesdag Collection ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — The Mesdag Collection

Thomas Couture, Untitled — **Untitled**
Cleveland Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Thomas Couture, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0) — Cleveland Museum of Art

Thomas Couture, Pierrot in Criminal Court — **Pierrot in Criminal Court**c. 1864–70 · oil on wood panel
Cleveland Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Noah L. Butkin — Open Access (CC0)

Thomas Couture, A Volunteer of 1792 — **A Volunteer of 1792**1848 · oil on fabric
Cleveland Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of James Parmelee — Open Access (CC0)

Thomas Couture, The Supper after the Masked Ball — **The Supper after the Masked Ball**c. 1855 · Woodcut with painted and stenciled additions on tan wove paper, laid down on fabric, and stretched on a wooden stretcher
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Zita Cogan, Mr. and Mrs. Richard J. Franke, Marjori…

Thomas Couture, The Bird Catcher — **The Bird Catcher**c. 1857 · Oil on canvas
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Larned Coburn Memorial Collectio…

Thomas Couture, Objects on Wall, study for Couture, The Bird-Catcher — **Objects on Wall, study for Couture, The Bird-Catcher**c. 1857 · Black chalk, heightened with white chalk, on blue laid paper
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Marianne Feilchenfeldt — public domain (CC0)

Thomas Couture, Landscape Study with Trees — **Landscape Study with Trees**c. 1870–1875 · black chalk with white gouache
Cleveland Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Cleveland Museum of Art, Delia E. Holden and L. E. Holden Funds — Open Access…

Thomas Couture, Head of a Woman (verso) — **Head of a Woman (verso)**c. 1857 · black chalk; crossed out in graphite
Cleveland Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Cleveland Museum of Art, Norman O. Stone and Ella A. Stone Memorial Fund — Op…

Thomas Couture, Duel after the Masked Ball (recto) — **Duel after the Masked Ball (recto)**c. 1857 · black chalk
Cleveland Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Cleveland Museum of Art, Norman O. Stone and Ella A. Stone Memorial Fund — Op…

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

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Works in museum collections

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