Death of the Prince de Talmont (1823)

Fleury-François Richard: Death of the Prince de Talmont

The painting depicts the death of Charles de la Trémoille, Prince of Talmont and Mortagne after the battle of Marignano in 1515. The scene is a fictional account of the event, the setting being the Saint Martin d’Ainay, the oldest surviving church in Lyons.

Valentine of Milan Mourning her Husband, the Duke of Orléans (1802)

By Fleury-François Richard, this painting is Valentine of Milan Mourning her Husband, the Duke of Orléans, who was killed by the Duke of Burgundy in 1407. This painting was a seminal work in a new style of French painting known as the Troubadour Style, focusing on depictions of historical scenes from the Medieval era. While having clear roots in Neoclassicism, the Troubadour Style also served as a forerunner of Romanticism.

Richard (1777-1852) was a student of (who else?) Jacques-Louis David and gained great favor among the French elite; among his patrons was Empress Josephine herself.

More about the painting and its painter here.