Henri-Joseph de Forestier (born in San Domingo in 1790) was a pupil of Vincent and David, and obtained in 1813 the first prize, which enabled him to go to Rome. There he became very favourably known through his paintings of Anacreon and Cupid. He died in 1872. Among his historical and genre paintings may be mentioned:

• Christ healing the Demoniac. 1817. (Louvre, Paris.)
• The Funeral of William the Conqueror.

References

•  This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain :  Bryan, Michael (1886). "Forestier, Henri Joseph de". In Graves, Robert Edmund (ed.). Bryan's Dictionary of Painters and Engravers (A–K). Vol. I (3rd ed.). London: George Bell & Sons.

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