Ferdinand roybet biography

Ferdinand Victor Leon Roybet was a painter of portraits and figurative subjects.
Ferdinand Victor Léon Roybet (12 April 1840 – 11 April 1920) was a French painter and engraver, best known for his historical and costume genre scenes.
Ferdinand Victor Léon Roybet was a French painter and engraver, best known for his historical and costume genre scenes.

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Ferdinand Roybet

French painter

Ferdinand Victor Léon Roybet (12 April 1840 – 11 April 1920) was a French painter and engraver, best known for his historical and costume genre scenes.

Biography

He was born in Uzès. His father was the owner of a café and a liqueur manufacturer who moved his family to Lyon in 1846. He began by studying engraving at the École nationale des beaux-arts de Lyon. After his father's death in 1863, he took his new wife and baby to Paris, where he studied with Jean-Georges Vibert and copied the Old Masters at the Louvre.

In 1865, after some financial hardships, he presented two paintings at the Salon and, the following year, achieved success when one of his works was purchased by Mathilde Bonaparte for 5,000 francs. He then decided to concentrate on costumed figures, mostly from the 18th century, and was awarded a contract for three canvases per month at an annual salary of 25,000 francs.

Following the Siege of Paris, he embarked on a long period of travelling, visiting Belgium and Algeria. Upon his return, he sold the works he had crea

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Ferdinand Roybet
(Uzès 1840 - Paris 1920)

Author: Ferdinand Royblet (Uzès 1840 - Paris 1920)
Technique: Oil on canvas, 50 x 50 cm

After spending his childhood in the café run by his family in Uzès, Ferdinand Roybet leaves with his parents to settle in Lyon. The young man then enters Vibert's etching class at seventeen, which he leaves quickly enough to study painting. In 1863 he participated in a school contest with a martyr from Saint Irénée and sold his first painting the following year. In 1864, after the death of his father, he moved to Paris alone. His hard work allows him to progress quickly and create a personal style. He began in 1865 at the Salon with two paintings announcing his taste for Renaissance scenes and past centuries. In the same year he exhibited two engravings at the Society of Aquafortists.

In 1866 he exhibited a large painting, the Mad under Henry III (Grenoble, Museum of Fine Arts), which caused a sensation to the point of being acquired by Princess Mathilde, thus dedicating the artist's talent. This prestigious acquisition gave it a gre

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