HIPPOLYTE BELLANGÉ (1800-1866) Soldiers taking a break Watercolor Signed and dated lower right: Hte Bellangé 1828 Height 17.5 cm - Width 20 cm at sight Hippolyte Bellangé was born in Paris on January 17, 1800 and died in the same city on April 10, 1866. A French painter, draftsman, engraver and lithographer, he was a pupil of Gros and specialized in painting battles and military scenes, like the one shown here. Several of his paintings are held at the Musée de l'Histoire de France in Versailles.