The New International Encyclopædia/Müller, Charles Louis

MÜLLER, mụ'lâr ' ,  (1815-92). A French historical painter. He was born in Paris, December 22, 1815, and was a pupil of Baron Gros and Léon Cogniet. He received a first-class medal at the Paris Exposition of 1846. Müller is best known by his masterpiece, the &ldquo;Roll-Call of the Last Victims of the Reign of Terror,&rdquo; formerly in the Luxembourg Museum (replica in possession of J. J. Astor, New York). Other works are: &ldquo;Lady Macbeth&rdquo; (1849), Amiens Museum; &ldquo;Charlotte Corday in Prison&rdquo; (1875), Corcoran Gallery, Washington; &ldquo;Primavera&rdquo; (1846) and &ldquo;Haydée&rdquo; (1848), Lille Museum; he also decorated the Salle d'Etat in the Louvre. His pictures are skillfully composed, but the coloring and drawing are mediocre.