Jean Antoine Théodore Gudin was a French marine painter and court painter to both king Louis Philippe and subsequently Emperor of the French Napoleon III. Along with Louis-Philippe Crépin, he became one of the first two official Peintres de la Marine in 1830.
Fisherfolk on the beach, 1875 (American collection)
Golden Horn of Constantinople (1851)
Battle at The Lizard (oil on canvas, 1840s)
Expedition of Vice-Admiral Baudin to Mexico. Bombing of Saint – John of Ulloa by the French squadron on 27 November 1838.
Peintre de la Marine is a title awarded by the minister of defence in France to artists who have devoted their talents to the sea, the French Navy and other maritime subjects. It was set up in 1830 by the July Monarchy and can be awarded to painters, photographers, illustrators, engravers, and sculptors.
Peintre officiel de la Marine Shoulder insignia of André Hambourg.
A painter aboard De Grasse.