Adrien Moreau was born in Troyes, France on April 18,1843 and died in Paris, February 22, 1906. He was a student of Isidore Pils (one of the early 19th century Academic artists). A classical artist by training, Moreau began exploring the subjects that would occupy him for the remainder of his life – genre and history painting. He exhibited his first work at the Paris Salon in 1868 and continued to exhibit there throughout the century. His works Repose at the Farm and Fair in the Middle Ages, which were both exhibited at the Salon of 1876, earned him the Second Class medal and he participated in both the Universal Exposition of 1889 and 1900. In 1887 he painted and exhibited Une Mascarade au XVII Siecle at the Salon and the following comment appeared in Figaro-Salon of that year “Mr. Adrien Moreau remains true to the costume: La Mascarade au XVII siècle (the 17th century Masquerade) is composed with good taste and ingenuity.” By 1892 he had shown himself to be an important part of the Academic traditions of the time and he was awarded the Chevalier de la Legion d’Honneur. He was an active member of the Salon and continued to live and work in Paris until his death on February 22, 1906.
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