Louis-Nicolas Cabat was a French landscape painter.

He was one of the most illustrious students of Camille Flers. A member of the Accademia di San Luca

Accademia di San Luca

The Accademia di San Luca, was founded in 1577 as an association of artists in Rome, under the directorship of Federico Zuccari, with the purpose of elevating the work of "artists", which included painters, sculptors and architects, above that of mere craftsmen. Other founders included Girolamo...

 in Rome

Rome

Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...

, Cabat was elected a member of the Académie des Beaux-Arts

Académie des beaux-arts

The Académie des Beaux-Arts is a French learned society. It is one of the five academies of the Institut de France.It was created in 1795 as the merger of the:* Académie de peinture et de sculpture...

 of the Institut de France

Institut de France

The Institut de France is a French learned society, grouping five académies, the most famous of which is the Académie française.The institute, located in Paris, manages approximately 1,000 foundations, as well as museums and chateaux open for visit. It also awards prizes and subsidies, which...

 in 1867 and was director of the French Academy in Rome

French Academy in Rome

The French Academy in Rome is an Academy located in the Villa Medici, within the Villa Borghese, on the Pincio in Rome, Italy.-History:...

 from 1879 to 1884.

In 1883 Cabat travelled in France with his friends Constant Troyon

Constant Troyon

Constant Troyon , French painter, was born in Sèvres, near Paris, where his father was connected with the famous manufactory of porcelain....

 and Jules Dupré

Jules Dupré

Jules Dupré , French painter, was one of the chief members of the Barbizon school of landscape painters. If Corot stands for the lyric and Rousseau for the epic aspect of the poetry of nature, Dupré is the exponent of her tragic and dramatic aspects.Dupré exhibited first at the Salon in 1831, and...

 in search of landscapes.

Works

• Cabaret à Montsouris
• Le Moulin de Dompierre
  Dompierre, Oise
  Dompierre is a small village in northern France. It is designated municipally as a commune within the département of Oise....
  
  
• Les Bords de la Bouzanne
  Bouzanne
  The Bouzanne is an long river in the Indre département of central France, and is a tributary of the Creuse. Its source is in the commune of Aigurande, northwest of the town itself, near the hamlet of la Bouzanne...
  
  
• L'intérieur d'un Bois
• L'Étang de Ville-d'Avray
  Ville-d'Avray
  Ville-d'Avray is a commune in the western suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the center of Paris. The commune is served by the Boulogne-Billancourt prefecture, of the Hauts-de-Seine department.-Transport:...
  
  
• Le Bois de Fontenay-aux-Roses
  Fontenay-aux-Roses
  Fontenay-aux-Roses is a commune in the southwestern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the center of Paris.École Normale Supérieure was a girls school located in the area....
  
  
• Intérieur d'un Métaierie dans le Calvados
• La Gorge-Aux-Loups (seine et marne)
• Fête de la Vierge à l'eau,
• Oiseleur à l'affût
• Chemin dans la vallée de Narni
• Solitude

Sources

• :fr:Louis-Nicolas Cabat