Edouard Pingret
Édouard Henri Théophile Pingret (born December 30, 1788 in Saint-Quentin , Aisne, † July 4, 1869 in Saint-Quentin) was a French painter and lithographer.
Pingret studied painting with Jacques-Louis David and Jean-Baptiste Regnault , and he also attended the Accademia di San Luca in Rome. In 1831 he was awarded the title of Chevalier de la Légion d'Honneur . From 1850 to 1855 he lived and worked in Mexico City , where he exhibited annually at the Academia de Bellas Artes . He created outstanding portraits, including Napoleon Bonaparte (1808) and General Mariano Arista (1851; Mexico City, Museo Nacional de Historia). One of his most important works in Mexico is the representation of Mexican customs and landscapes. It was also the illustrator of monographs such as Voyage de SM Louis-Philippe Ier Roi des Français au Château de Winsdor. Dédié à SM Victoria, Reine d'Angleterre.
An example of his portrait work can be found in the collection of the Yuko Nii Foundation in Brooklyn, New York. The painting "Reading A Letter by Pingret" is exhibited in the Snite Museum of Art at the University of Notre Dame in South Bend , USA .
Works
Portrait of a man with a pipe made of meerschaum , 1828
Portrait Louis de Clermont , 1835
Mother with Child, 1821
Portrait of General Charles-Tristan de Montholon , Musée de l'Armée , Paris , 1840
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Web links
- History painting by E. Pingret, 1837 - The capture of Mannheim by French troops under the Grand Dauphin, the son of Louis XIV.
- artnet report on the Nagel auction 2006
- Musée du Louvre, sketch of the Intérieur du wagon de la reine
- artnet illustration of the work Cocina poblans
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| SURNAME | Pingret, Edouard |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Pingret, Édouard Henri Théophile (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French painter and lithographer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 30, 1788 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Saint-Quentin , Aisne |
| DATE OF DEATH | 4th July 1869 |
| Place of death | Saint-Quentin , Aisne |