Jean-Jacques Hauer

German painter (1751–1829)

Jean-Jacques Hauer
Charlotte Corday being conducted to her execution. By Arturo Michelena, 1889. The painter Hauer stands at the right
Born	(1751-03-10)10 March 1751 Gau-Algesheim, Electorate of Mainz
Died	3 June 1829(1829-06-03) (aged 78) Blois, France
Nationality	German
Notable work	Portrait of Charlotte Corday

Jean-Jacques Hauer or Johann Jakob Hauer (10 March 1751 – 3 June 1829) was a German painter active in France. Hauer is known to have painted the portrait of Charlotte Corday before her execution.^[1]

The artist who drafted the portrait of Charlotte Corday in the tribunal was M. Hauer, painter and National Guard officer for the Theatre Francais. Being back in her cell, she asked the janitor to allow him to enter to finish his work. M. Hauer was let in. Charlotte thanked him of the interest he took of her fate and posed in front of him with serenity
— Lamartine

Selected works

Oil painting, ex-voto, Blois, Blois Cathedral.
Oil painting, Portrait du préfet du Loir-et-Cher Louis Chicoilet de Corbigny, 1829, Blois, Château de Blois
Pastel, Charlotte Corday, 17 July 1793, Versailles, musée Lambinet
Oil painting, Charlotte Corday, 1793, Versailles, musée Lambinet
Oil painting, La mort de Marat, 1794, Versailles, musée Lambinet.
Oil painting, La confession de Louis XVI par l'abbé Edgeworth, Versailles, musée Lambinet
Oil painting, Les adieux de Louis XVI à sa famille, 20 January 1793, Paris, Carnavalet Museum