Benjamin Rolland
Benjamin de Rolland | |
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| Born | 23 April 1773 |
| Died | 24 March 1855 (aged 81) |
| Other names | Le déterminé furieux |
| Education | Jacques-Louis David at the Louvre, Paris |
| Alma mater | Académie des Beaux-Arts, Paris |
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| Known for | Painting |
| Movement | Academic art Neoclassicism French School Romanticism |
| Patrons | Joachim Murat, King of Naples |
Benjamin Rolland, or Benjamin de Rolland (23 April 1773, Guadeloupe – 24 March 1855, Grenoble, Isère), was a French history painter and student of David. He held a number of high-profile art appointments, including court painter; museum curator and director; and art academy professor and director.