Jean-Baptiste-Ange Tissier

In 1835, he worked in the studios of Ary Scheffer and Paul Delaroche while taking classes at the École des Beaux-arts.

In 1852, along with Charles Landelle and Jean Gigoux, he decorated the waiting rooms for the "Court of Auditors" and the "Council of State" at Orsay Palace (now the Musée d'Orsay).

[1] In 1861, in addition to the portraits, he presented one of his best known works; a depiction of Napoleon III greeting Emir Abdelkader at the Château d'Amboise (now displayed at Versailles).

In 1866, he once again presented a scene with Napoleon III, this time approving plans for the Louvre submitted by Louis Visconti (also now at Versailles).

Under the Second Empire, most of his students were women, notably the Scandinavians Amalia Lindegren, Kerstin von Post [sv] and Marie Aarestrup; the American Elizabeth Jane Gardner and the Peruvian Rebeca Oquendo [es].