Fabre probably painted the picture, which is dated 1809, during a brief return visit to Paris from Italy. It is inscribed faintly in pencil with the name 'M Camille' - which is presumably a reference to the, as yet, otherwise unknown young man.  Oedipus and the Sphinx, ca. 1806-08 |
Baron François Xavier Pascal Faber or Fabre, 1766-1837.
French painter, born in Montpellier. He studied with Jacques Louis David and in 1787 won the Prix de Rome. Fabre lived in Rome for thirty seven years and later resided in Florence, becoming professor at the Florence Academy. Subsequently he returned to Montpellier and bequeathed to the museum there his collection of 330 pictures and objects of art. The museum was renamed Musée Fabre in his honor. He also established an art school in connection with the museum. Fabre belonged to the classical school of French painting. Among his paintings which are characterized by richer color than is usual in this school, are "Death of Abel" and "Saul's Remorse" (both in Montpellier), and "Neoptolemus and Ulysses" (Louvre, Paris)
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