Albert Jacquemart
Albert Jacquemart (* 1808 in Paris , † October 14, 1875 in Paris) was a French civil servant, painter and an important collector of ceramics.
He joined the Ministry of Finance and in 1865 became the bureau chief in the customs administration. As a flower painter he remained a dilettante , but as an art collector, especially of ceramics, he acquired significant knowledge. He wrote several standard works that have been translated into numerous languages. His son Jules was an engraver.
Works (selection)
- Histoire artistique, industrial et commerciale de la porcelaine. 1862.
- Notices sur les majoliques de l'ancienne collection Campana. 1863.
- Les merveilles de la céramique ou l'art de façonner et decorer les vases en terre cuite, faience, grès et porcelaine depuis les temps antiques jusqu'à nos jours . Paris: Hachette, 1866–69, 3 volumes.
- Histoire de la céramique: étude descriptive et raisonnée des poteries de tous les temps et de tous les peuples. Paris: Hachette, 1873, 2nd edition, 1883.
- Histoire du mobilier: recherches et notes sur les objets d'art qui peuvent composer l'ameublement et les collections de l'homme du monde et du curieux. Hachette, Paris 1876, 2nd edition, 1884.
literature
- Albert Jacquemart's collection of Pottery, oriental. In: The Academy and literature. 9 (Jan./June). Academy Publishing Co. etc., London 1876.
- Albert Jacquemart . In: Hans Vollmer (Hrsg.): General lexicon of fine artists from antiquity to the present . Founded by Ulrich Thieme and Felix Becker . tape 18 : Hubatsch – Ingouf . EA Seemann, Leipzig 1925, p. 299 .
Web links
- Literature by and about Albert Jacquemart in the WorldCat bibliographic database
- Information on Albert Jacquemart in the database of the Bibliothèque nationale de France .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Jacquemart, Albert |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French art historian and collector |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1808 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Paris |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 14, 1875 |
| Place of death | Paris |