Salon of 1834

The Execution of Lady Jane Grey by Paul Delaroche

The Salon of 1834 was an art exhibition held at the Louvre in Paris, which opened on 6 March 1834. It marked a shift to annual exhibitions of the Paris Salon which had previously taken place every two or three years. It was held during the July Monarchy of Louis Philippe I. The paintings on display reflected patriotic themes of the constitutional monarchy.

Ths Salon featured a number of Orientalist scenes inspired in part by the French Conquest of Algeria. This included Horace Vernet's Arab Chiefs in Council and Eugène Delacroix's Women of Algiers. Vernet's son-in-law Paul Delaroche continued his depictions of historical scenes with his The Execution of Lady Jane Grey.

Ernest Meissonier made his Salon debut with a genre painting Dutch Burghers. Ingres featured with his Portrait of Madame Jacques-Louis Leblanc. Notable sculptures on display included Satyre et bacchante by James Pradier. Antoine-Augustin Préault's plaster version of his sculpture Slaughter caused controversy for its depiction of the horrors of war and he did not exhibit at the Salon again during the reign of Louis Philippe.

Gallery

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  Fight in Front of the City Hall on 28 July 1830 by Jean-Victor Schnetz
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  Forest of Fontainebleau by Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot
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  Arab Chieftains in Council by Horace Vernet
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  Women of Algiers by Eugène Delacroix
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  Saint Amelia, Queen of Hungary by Paul Delaroche
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  Rabelais by Eugène Delacroix
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  The Martyrdom of Saint Symphorian by Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres
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  The Last Day of Pompeii by Karl Briullov
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  The Artist's Studio by Amélie Legrand de Saint-Aubin
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  Portrait of Madame Jacques-Louis Leblanc by Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres
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  Satyre et bacchante by James Pradier
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  Slaughter by Antoine-Augustin Préault

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