Joseph Mégard
Joseph Mégard (born November 16, 1850 in Carouge near Geneva , † January 26, 1918 in Plainpalais near Geneva) was a Swiss landscape painter and etcher .
He was born as the third of eight children of the guillocheur Jacques Mégard and the waitress Marie. Chardon born. His brother Claude Henri Mégard was a jeweler and goldsmith. Joseph married Caroline Sadoux, a school teacher. They had a daughter, Juliette Adèle Mégard, a pianist.
Joseph Mégard received his first painting lessons in the local school from the painter Daniel Gevril (1803-1875). After graduating from high school, he joined Jean-Pierre Charlier's engraving workshop . Following the advice of the painter Marcellin Desboutin , he learned the art of drypoint etching , then he dealt with etching . He also painted in oils and watercolors. He set up a studio in Plainpalais. He created etchings with views of the city of Geneva and its surroundings and also painted large-format landscapes. He went on study trips within Switzerland, also visited Algeria and Tunisia.
literature
- Paul Veillon: Mégard, Joseph . In: Carl Brun (Ed.): Swiss Artist Lexicon . Volume 2: HR. Huber & Co., Frauenfeld 1908, p. 348 ( Textarchiv - Internet Archive ).
- Mégard, Joseph . In: Hans Vollmer (Hrsg.): General lexicon of fine artists from antiquity to the present . Founded by Ulrich Thieme and Felix Becker . tape 24 : Mandere – Möhl . EA Seemann, Leipzig 1930, p. 335 .
Web links
- Works by Joseph Mégard in the «Iconographie» of the Geneva library (180)
- Works by Joseph Mégard on the artnet .com portal
- Biography on the Mégard family website
- Mégard, Joseph. In: Sikart
- Mégard, Joseph. Biographical data and works in the Netherlands Institute for Art History (Dutch)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Mégard, Joseph |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss landscape painter and etcher |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 16, 1850 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Carouge |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 26, 1918 |
| Place of death | Plain Palace |