Salon of 1833

[1] It was held during the July Monarchy of Louis Philippe I and the first Salon to be staged since the failed Paris Uprising of 1832 against his rule.

[2] Eugene Delacroix who had enjoyed success at the Salon of 1831 with Liberty Leading the People, was away in Morocco in 1832 and short of time he submitted a few watercolours and portraits rather than the history paintings he had become known for.

[3] Amongst the works on display was The Nation Is in Danger, a large patriotic painting commissioned by Louis Philippe I from Auguste-Hyacinthe Debay of which only a fragment now survives.

[4] Joseph-Désiré Court exhibited his history painting Boissy d'Anglas at the National Convention.

[5] [6] Charles Durupt submitted his Henry III watching the Assassination of the Duke of Guise.