Louis Godfroix Jaden ( June 30, 1805 , Paris - June 24, 1882 , ibid.) - French painter and engraver.
| Louis Jaden | |
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| fr. Louis Godefroy Jadin | |
 Self portrait. 1859 | |
| Birth name | Louis Godfroix Jaden |
| Date of Birth | June 30, 1805 |
| Place of Birth | Paris , France |
| Date of death | June 24, 1882 (76 years old) |
| Place of death | Paris |
| Citizenship |  France |
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Biography
Born in the family of the composer Louis Emmanuel Jaden .
He studied painting and engraving at the Paris School of Fine Arts under the guidance of Louis Ercans , Abel de Pujol , Alexander-Gabriel Dean , and later Richard Parks Bonington .
Since 1831, exhibited in the Salon .
He was a close friend of Alexander Dumas (father) , whom he accompanied on several trips, in particular, to Naples in 1835 and to Florence in 1840. Dumas introduced the artist Ferdinand Philippe, Duke of Orleans , at whose request L. Jaden decorated the dining room of the Tuileries Palace with paintings with hunting scenes.
L. Jaden was awarded two medals of the 3rd class (1834 and 1855), a medal of the 2nd class (1840) and a medal of the 1st class (1848).
In 1854 he became a knight of the Legion of Honor.
Creativity
L. Jaden - landscape painter , animal painter . Known for many paintings depicting hunting scenes of Napoleon III and dogs of famous people of the period of the Second Empire .
Also the author of several prints.