![Jean-Charles Tardieu - Scene du Marche des Innocents [1814]](http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5553/15028340306_9662e8860d_o.jpg)
Jean-Charles Tardieu (Paris, September 3, 1765 - Paris, April 3, 1830) was a successful French painter. His work was primarily historical, but also included landscapes, portraits and religious subjects. A passionate artist with great skill in composition, Tardieu exhibited in various salons, and achieved considerable success. He took part in a number of exhibitions in the Louvre between 1806 and 1823. In 1808 he was granted a housing allowance. The great majority of his works were bought by the government or commissioned by the government.
[Musée du Louvre, Paris - Oil on canvas]
