Jean Victor Bertin (1767-1842),

• Was a French painter of historical landscapes.
• Bertin was the son of a master wig-maker.
• He became a pupil of the celebrated Valenciennes.
• He entered the Académie royale de peinture et de sculpture in 1785, as a pupil of Gabriel-François Doyen.
• He won a 'prix d'encouragement' in 1799 and his work was recognised in 1808 by a gold medal, first class, with a value of 250 francs.
• He was granted the Légion d'honneur on 21 August 1822 and his old age was marked by financial problems, and he left his widow in deep material distress.
• He was the master of Michallon, Coignet, Boisselier, Corot, Enfantin, and others.