Lecomte Du Nouy

Jean-Jules-Antoine Lecomte du Nouy (Paris, 1842 June 10- Paris,1923 February 19) was an orientalist French painter and sculptor. He was Charles Gleyre's and Jean-Léon Gérôme's pupil. A Paris street was named after him in 1932. Du Nouy at the Arcyclopedia From Homer to Harem - The Art of Lecomte Du Nouy (really nice reproductions) Article about the exhibition of Du Nouys work at Dahesh Museum

Saint Vincent de Paul Helping the Inhabitants of lorraine after the War. 1879 Big oil painting mounted on wall

Saint Vincent de Paul Helping the Inhabitants of lorraine after the War. 1879 Oil on canvas. 4,7x2,9meters

Adolphe Cremieux. 1878. Oil on canvas. 121x101cm Musee d'Orsay Demosthenes Practicing his Declamation 1870. Oil on panel. 48x38cm

Close-up from the "Homer" painting

The Invocation to Neptune. 1866 Oil on panel. 39x31cm. Palais des Beaux-Arts, Lille Adrien Proust Portrait

An Oriental Dream. 1904. Oil on canvas. 69x119cm The Dream of a Eunuch. 1874. Oil on panel. 39x65cm Cleveland Museum of Art

Homer. 1881. Oil on canvas. Middle part 236x174cm Side parts 236x104cm each. Musee de Grenoble Gates of the seraglio

Mrs. Eglantine Pujol. 1869. Oil on canvas 146x90cm. Palais des Beaux-Arts, Lille Self Portrait. 58x48cm

Close-up from the "Dream of Eunuch"

Gates of the Seraglio close-up

Sketch for Saint Vincet de Paul Helping the Inhabitants of Lorraine after the 1637 War. 1876. Oil on canvas Sketch for Saint Vincent de Paul Bringing the Gallery Slaves to the Faith. 1876. Oil on canvas. 48x30cm Sketches for Saint Vincent de Paul Bringing the Gallery of Slaves to the Faith. 1876. Oil on canvas 32x27cm My Family. 1890

Le Samedi Dans le Quartier Juif. 1883 The Citrus Seller. 57x39cm. Sold for 18,750dollars at sothebys Head of a Bearded Man (grisaille), Oil on canvas. 21x16cm Head of a Old Woman Wearing Veil. Oil on canvas. 25x18cm

Studies for the ''Homer''. Charcoal and white crayon on paper. Musee de Grenoble Porte de Maison Juive. 1883 20x13cm Studies for the ''Homer''. Charcoal and white crayon on paper. Musee de Grenoble Studies for the ''Homer''. Charcoal and white crayon on paper. Musee de Grenoble

Contemplations - At Present. Salon 1885. Destroyed by fire Diogène  ''Tout n'est que chimères'' Une Rue deTanger. 20x12cm. 1876

Saint Jean-Baptiste 33x26cm Studies for the ''Homer''. Charcoal and white crayon on paper. Musee de Grenoble

The Sleep of the Chieftan. 1873. Photogravure. Location unknown The Gallic Coast Guard. 1888. Oil on canvas. 77x127cm. Musee d'Orsay, Paris

Au Quartier Juif A Tanger 86x21cm

For Liberty. Salon 1901. Marble The Supper at beaucaire. 1869-1894. Oil on canvas. 76x110cm

The Toilers of the Sea. Salon 1884. Destroyed by fire Photo of Lecomte Du Nouy and Unidentified Person in Lecomte Du Nouys Studio Du Nouy as Old Surrounded by His Paintings

Oedipuses Farewell to Jocasta. 1871. Painting burned 1915 The Charmer. Salon 1870. Oil on canvas. 90z116cm. Musee des Beaux-Arts, Reins Le Samedi Dans le Quartier Juif. 1883

La lune de miel à Venise. Circa 1875. 53x133cm. Oil on canvas Le Per QuiI Donne Du Pain. Height 53cm