On 28th September 1823 Alexandre Cabanel was born.
In 1840 Alexandre Cabanel [aged 16] entered the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris where he studied with François-Édouard Picot.
1843. Alexandre Cabanel [aged 19]. "Cincinnatus receiving the ambassadors of Rome".
1844. Alexandre Cabanel [aged 20]. "Christ in the Garden of Olives".
1847. Alexandre Cabanel [aged 23]. "Fallen Angel".
1847. Alexandre Cabanel [aged 23]. Portrait of Emperor Napoléon III [aged 38].
1848. Alexandre Cabanel [aged 24]. "Albaydé".
1852. Alexandre Cabanel [aged 28]. Self-portrait.
In 1855 Alexandre Cabanel [aged 31] and Marie-Clémentine Legrand were married.
1857. Alexandre Cabanel [aged 33]. "Aglaida and Boniface".
Westminster Chronicle of King Richard II, 1381-1394
The Westminster Chronicle is one of the most vivid and important narrative sources for the reign of Richard II. Written by an anonymous chronicler closely connected with Westminster Abbey, it covers the years 1381 to 1394, from the Peasants’ Revolt to the political tensions, court ceremonies, diplomatic negotiations, royal progresses, and public crises of Richard’s later reign. Rich in detail the chronicle records major events such as the conflicts between the King and Lords Appellant, King and the City of London, negotiations with France and Scotland, the death and funeral of Queen Anne of Bohemia, the illness of Charles VI of France, and the changing fortunes of leading nobles including John of Gaunt, Thomas of Gloucester, Robert de Vere, and the Earl of Arundel. The Chronicle offers readers a remarkable window into late fourteenth-century England, combining political observation, courtly spectacle, urban drama, ecclesiastical affairs, and moral judgement. It is an essential source for anyone interested in medieval monarchy, London, Westminster, and the troubled reign of Richard II.
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In 1863 Alexandre Cabanel [aged 39] was elected a member of the Academy of Fine Arts.
1863. Alexandre Cabanel [aged 39]. "The Birth of Venus". Exhibited at the Salon of 1863, and which was immediately purchased by Napoleon III for his personal collection.
In 1864 Alexandre Cabanel [aged 40] was appointed professor at the École des Beaux-Arts where he taught until his death in 1889.
In 1867 [his wife] Marie-Clémentine Legrand died.
1870. Alexandre Cabanel [aged 46]. "The death of Francesca da Rimini and Paolo Malatesta".
1871. Alexandre Cabanel [aged 47]. Portrait of Cornelia Warren.
1873. Alexandre Cabanel [aged 49]. "Pandora".
1873. Alexandre Cabanel [aged 49]. Portrait of the Countess de Keller.
1874. Alexandre Cabanel [aged 50]. "Thamar".
1874. Alexandre Cabanel [aged 50]. "Echo".
Chronicle of a Bourgeois of Valenciennes
Récits d’un bourgeois de Valenciennes aka The Chronicle of a Bourgeois of Valenciennes is a vivid 14th-century vernacular chronicle written by an anonymous urban chronicler from Valenciennes in the County of Hainaut. It survives in a manuscript that describes local and regional history from about 1253 to 1366, blending chronology, narrative episodes, and eyewitness-style accounts of political, military, and social events in medieval France, Flanders, and the Low Countries. The work begins with a chronological framework of events affecting Valenciennes and its region under rulers such as King Philip VI of France and the shifting allegiances of local nobility. It includes accounts of conflicts, sieges, diplomatic manoeuvres, and the impact of broader struggles like the Hundred Years’ War on urban life in Hainaut. Written from the perspective of a burgher (bourgeois) rather than a monastery or royal court, the chronicle offers a rare lay viewpoint on high politics and warfare, reflecting how merchants, townspeople, and civic institutions experienced the turbulence of the 13th and 14th centuries. Its narrative style combines straightforward reporting of events with moral and civic observations, making it a valuable source for readers interested in medieval urban society, regional politics, and the lived experience of war and governance in pre-modern Europe.
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1880. Alexandre Cabanel [aged 56]. "Phaedra".
1883. Alexandre Cabanel [aged 59]. "Ruth glanant dans les champs de Booz" aka Ruth harvesting in the fields of Booz.
1883. Alexandre Cabanel [aged 59]. "Ophelia".
1887. Alexandre Cabanel [aged 63]. Portrait of Mary Victoria Leiter Baroness Curzon Kedleston [aged 17].
1887. Alexandre Cabanel [aged 63]. "Cleopatra Testing Poisons on Condemned Prisoners".
On 23rd January 1889 Alexandre Cabanel [aged 65] died in his hotel at 14 rue Alfred de Vigny, in the 8th arrondissement of Paris. His funeral was on 26th January 1889 at the Saint-Philippe du Roule church. He was buried at Saint Lazaire Cemetery.