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Charles Porion (1814–1908) was a French painter.

Early life

Charles Porion was born on 1 May 1814 in Amiens. He was trained by Michel Martin Drolling and Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres.

Career

Porion came second at the 1840 Prix de Rome. He exhibited at the Salon from 1844 to 1868, where he won a bronze medal in 1844. He became a knight of the Légion d'Honneur in 1884.

Notes

1. Some other sources say "after 1868". See e.g., Porion, Charles (Museo Nacional del Prado).

References

1. Amiot-Saulnier, Emmanuelle (2007). La peinture religieuse en France,1873-1879: Prix du Musée d'Orsay 2006 (in French). Musée d'Orsay. ISBN 978-2-7118-5273-4.
2. ^ PORION, Charles or Louis Étienne Charles (born 1814), Painter. Vol. 1. Oxford University Press. 2011. doi:10.1093/benz/9780199773787.article.B00144672.
3. Grunchec, Philippe (1989). Les concours des Prix de Rome, 1797-1863 / Tome II, Pièces d'archives et œuvres documentées. Paris: École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts. ISBN 9782903639600. OCLC 769782561.

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