Camille Roqueplan

Camille Joseph Etienne Roqueplan (18 February 1802/03, Mallemort – 29 September 1855, Paris) was a French Romantic painter of landscapes, genre and historical scenes.

Oddly enough, when his father encouraged him to take up art as a profession, Camille hesitated because he wanted it to remain a pleasant pastime, not become a job.

Following their advice, he found a position in the studios of Abel de Pujol at the École des Beaux-arts.

Among his best-known students were Charles-Théodore Frère, Prosper Marilhat, Marie-Alexandre Alophe, Eugène Lami, Constant Troyon and Marie-Élisabeth Blavot.

From 1843, he returned to landscape painting and lived in the Pyrenees for several years for health reasons, where he produced scenes of peasant life.