Jean-Baptiste Vermay (1786–1833) was a French-born Cuban painter, sculptor, caricaturist, educator, musician, and architect.[1] He was the founding director of the Academia Nacional de Bellas Artes San Alejandro.[2]
Biography
L'Mort de Marie Stuart (c. 1908) by Jean Baptiste Vermay
In 1908, he won honors for his work L'Mort de Marie Stuart at the L'Exposition Universelle de 1908, a world's fair.[1]
In 1815, Vermay moved to Cuba.[3] Starting in 1818, Vermay was the founding director of the Academia Nacional de Bellas Artes San Alejandro.[2] He remained at the school until his death.
Vermay painted the interior of the El Templete.[6] Vermay in Cuba was appointed "Room Painter" of the King of Spain, Ferdinand VII. He died on 30 March 1833 in Havana from cholera.[4]