received a commission from the chapel of St John in the church of St Séverin. As a result, his reputation became even more impressive, virtually guaranteeing him continuous employment for the rest of his life. In addition to these works, Flandrin also painted a great number of portraits, including Portrait of Napoleon III, who was not very well received by the sitter. However, he is much more known today for his monumental decorative paintings. The most notable of these are found in the following locations: in the sanctuary, choir, and nave of St Germain des Prés at Paris (1842–1861) in the church of St Paul at Nîmes (1848–1849) of St Vincent de Paul at Paris (1850–1854) in the church of St-Martin-d'Ainay at Lyon (1855) Death In 1863, his failing health, made worse by his hard work and extended exposure to the damp and draughts of churches, induced him to visit Italy again, where he died of smallpox in Rome on 21 March 1864. Main works Portrait of Madame Oudiné, 1840 (Musée des Beaux-Arts de Lyon) Study (Young Male Nude Seated Beside the Sea), 1836 (Louvre Museum) Dante in Hell, 1835 (Musée des beaux-arts de Lyon) Gallery References External links Catholic Encyclopedia entry Delaborde, Lettres et pensies de H. Flandrin (Paris, 1865) Beul, Notice historique sur H. F. (1869). Jeune homme nu assis au bord de la mer 19th-century French painters French male painters Artists from Lyon Academic art Members of the Académie des beaux-arts Recipients of the Pour le Mérite (civil class) Prix de Rome for painting Officiers of the Légion d'honneur 1809 births 1864 deaths Deaths from smallpox Infectious disease deaths in Lazio Burials at Père Lachaise Cemetery 19th-century French male artists