George Théodore Berthon, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

George Théodore Berthon

Canadian artist

Date of Birth: 03-May-1806

Place of Birth: Vienna, Austria

Date of Death: 18-Jan-1892

Profession: painter

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

George Théodore Berthon (3 May 1806 – 18 January 1892) was a painter from France. Berthon's father, René Théodore Berthon, was a court painter to Napoleon and likely trained his son in art.
As well, his exposure to art in Paris would have been significant.
As an adult he lived in England for a number of years and was exposed to their portrait tradition.
The first verifiable record of his immigration to Canada is an advertisement for his portraiture services in a Toronto newspaper in 1845. Berthon was notable in the history of Canada for his work with formal portraits in the Victorian tradition.
His work is important both as a historical record and as a first rate example of the style of Canadian portraiture during that period. He was a founding member of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts.