Jean Baptiste Hilaire ( 1753 - 1822 ) was a French painter. Jean Baptiste Hilaire s works have been put up for auction numerous times, with realized prices surpassing estimated prices, varying from 400 USD for A Landscape with Ruins of a Stone Tower. in 2007 to 80004.08 USD for Portrait of Sultan Abd-ul Hamid I standing in front of a golden throne, a domed palace in the distance in 2008 , based