Ary Scheffer was a Dutch-French Romantic painter. He was known mostly for his works based on literature, with paintings based on the works of Dante, Goethe, Lord Byron and Walter Scott, as well as religious subjects. He was also a prolific painter... Wikipedia
Born: February 10, 1795, Dordrecht, Netherlands
Died: June 15, 1858 (age 63 years), Argenteuil, France
Periods: Romanticism and academic art
Place of burial: Montmartre Cemetery, Paris, France
Parents: Cornelia Scheffer and Johan Bernard Scheffer
Spouse: Sophie Marin (m. 1850–1858)