Portrair of Benoit Chasseriau

French artist Théodore Chassériau painted this intimate portrait of his father Benoit, a French colonial administrator. The elder Chassériau appears dignified yet approachable, his features rendered with the precise draftsmanship the artist learned from Ingres combined with warmer Romantic coloring.

Chassériau bridged Neoclassicism and Romanticism, studying under Ingres while admiring Delacroix. His portraits capture psychological depth through subtle observation. This family portrait reveals the affection between father and son. The painting hangs at the Louvre in Paris, which holds significant works by this underappreciated master.