▁Old ▁Masters ▁in ▁the ▁Lou vre . ▁He ▁later ▁worked ▁under ▁Lé op old ▁Robert ▁in ▁Ven ice , ▁Italy ▁from ▁ 1 8 3 4 - 1 8 3 5 . ▁▁ ▁After ▁sp ending ▁some ▁time ▁in ▁Gene va , ▁he ▁finally ▁settled ▁in ▁Ber ne , ▁where ▁he ▁worked ▁primarily ▁as ▁a ▁portrait ▁painter ▁and ▁was ▁very ▁popular ▁among ▁the ▁patr icians ▁there , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁in ▁Sol oth urn , ▁Fre ib urg ▁and ▁Bas el . ▁He ▁often ▁painted ▁from ▁small ▁photograph s ▁of ▁his ▁subjects , ▁but ▁was ▁very ▁concerned ▁that ▁phot ography ▁would ▁put ▁portrait ▁pain ters ▁out ▁of ▁work . ▁▁ ▁For ▁several ▁years , ▁he ▁taught ▁at ▁the ▁Ber ne ▁Art ▁School , ▁where ▁his ▁students ▁included ▁Ernst ▁St ück el berg ▁and ▁. ▁He ▁died ▁in ▁Ber ne ▁on ▁May ▁ 4 , ▁ 1 8 7 4 . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Att ribution : ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁▁▁▁ ▁Category : 1 8 0 4 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 8 7 4 ▁death s ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁Sol oth urn ▁Category : 1 9 th - century ▁Swiss ▁pain ters ▁Category : Sw iss ▁male ▁pain ters ▁Category : Sw iss ▁portrait ▁pain ters <0x0A> </s> ▁Soph ie ▁Ch iche ▁is ▁a ▁career ▁and ▁life ▁coach , ▁journalist , ▁author ▁and ▁psych ologist . ▁She ▁is ▁the ▁founder ▁and ▁cur ator ▁of ▁lif eb yme . com . ▁Ch iche ▁is ▁also ▁the ▁founder ▁of ▁Sh ape ▁House .