Maximilien de Meuron

Maximilien de Meuron (8 September 1785, Corcelles-près-Concise - 27 February 1868, Neuchâtel) was a Swiss landscape painter in the Romantic style.

Once again home, in 1812, he began organizing a project to establish a "National Museum", setting up a subscription campaign, petitioning the legislature to provide a building, and donating some of his own works to start the collection.

In 1824, he participated in an exhibition at the Academy of Arts, Berlin, where some of his works were bought by King Friedrich Wilhelm.

Depressed after his eldest son, Maximilien, died unexpectedly, he gave up painting until 1842, when he did some sketching in Italy.

He never went back to his previous habits, however, and spent the remainder of his life primarily involved in organizing exhibitions and promoting local artists.