Louis-Benoît Picard

[1][2] Son of a lawyer, and nephew of a doctor, Picard refused to follow the careers of law and medicine, and dedicated himself to the theater encouraged by his friend François Andrieux.

[2] In 1807 Picard was received by Bernardin de Saint-Pierre when he was elected to the Académie française.

Before he became the head of the Odéon-Théâtre in 1816, he directed the Académie Impériale de Musique.

LaTour's wife wore a red shawl over a black dress.

The Picard's father, who had been a lawyer and parliamentarian, is represented in a portrait made by Auzou, which won a medal of honor at the 1806 Paris Salon.

Louis-Benoît Picard
Pauline Auzou, Louis-Benoît Picard and his family , 1807, shown at the 1808 Paris Salon . Within the painting is a portrait of Pickard Elder, for which she won a medal in the 1806 Paris Salon. [ 1 ]