COUTURE, THOMAS (1815-1879), French historical and genre painter, was born at Senlis (Oise), and studied under Baron A. J. Gros and Paul Delaroche, winning a Prix de Rome in 1837. His masterpieces were his "Romans in the Decadence of the Empire" (1847), now in the Luxembourg, and his "Love of Money" (1844) , at Toulouse.