Arthur Chassériau

Back in Algiers, he joined the francs-tireurs and served in uniform in 1871, taking part in the suppression of the insurrection and the Kabylie campaign.

Baron Chassériau was not an architect like his admired father, but pursued a career as a financier in Paris, where he settled permanently in 1875.

He resigned before the fall of Panama, and joined forces with Alfred Ott to found a banking and stockbroking firm.

A few years later, he joined Alfred Ott as a partner in the Albert Leuba and Jean Saintoin firm of stockbrokers, which he did not leave until the end of his life.

By the end of his life, Arthur Chassériau became almost blind, so it has been speculated that he may have certified works that were in fact not created by his nephew.