SCHOPIN Frédéric 

Henri Frederic Schopin is the son of the famous sculptor Jean-Louis-Théodore Chopin, who worked on the decorations for the Imperial Palace in Saint Petersburg at the request of Catherine II of Russia. In 1821, he entered the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris, where he studied with Antoine-Jean Gros, winning the Prix de Rome in painting in 1831 for Achille poursuivi parle Xanthe.

Married in 1830 to Nathalie-Sophie Dailly (1810 - 1895), he became the son-in-law of actor Armand-Dailly, a member of the Comédie-Française. From 1831 onwards, the painter changed his surname, adding an "S" to distinguish himself from a young, successful Polish pianist named Frédéric Chopin, celebrated by the whole of Paris. King Louis-Philippe commissioned Schopin to paint two great battle scenes, La Prise d'Antioche and La Bataille d'Hohenlinden, for the Muséehistorique de Versailles, inaugurated in 1837. 1860, Napoleon III acquired three works directly from the painter's studio. A large number of his representations were engraved by Jazet, making the painter widely known. Appointed Chevalier de la Légion d'Honneur in 1854, he subsequently became a member of the Académie Impériale.