Pierre-Jules Jollivet

His primary instructors were François-Louis Dejuinne and Antoine-Jean Gros; both painters of historical and genre scenes.

In 1826, this interest took him to Spain to work on a catalog of the paintings belonging to King Ferdinand VII at the Royal Palace of Madrid.

He established himself as a painter of genre and historical scenes and drew on his experiences in Spain for inspiration.

Two of the best known depict the Battle of Hooglede (1794) and Godefroy de Bouillon presenting the first assizes for the Kingdom of Jerusalem.

He some religious works as well, such as a "Massacre of the Innocents", and participated in the decoration of several Parisian churches; including Saint-Ambroise, Saint-Antoine-des-Quinze-Vingts and Saint-Vincent-de-Paul.