Jules Girardet
Jules Girardet (born April 10, 1856 in Versailles , † January or February 1938 in Boulogne-Billancourt ) was a French painter and illustrator of Swiss origin.
Life
Girardet came from a Swiss Huguenot family; his father was the engraver Paul Girardet (1821-1893), his mother Louise-Alexandrine Sandoz. His brothers Léon , Eugène , Paul Armand and Théodore and his sister Julia also became engravers or painters.
Jules Girardet attended the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris, where he was a student of Alexandre Cabanel . With the support of his teachers, Girardet was able to take part in some major exhibitions at the Salon de Paris , and in 1881 his works were also awarded prizes there. Eight years later he was able to show other works at the world exhibition in Paris and also won a silver medal there.
In 1892 he became a Knight of the Legion of Honor .
Works (selection)
- Oil paintings
- La déroute de Cholet, Octobre 1793 . 1883.
- Louise Michel parlant aux communards .
- L'arrestation de Louise Michel . 1871.
- Louise Michel à Satory .
- Les révoltés de Fouesnant .
- Le général Lescure blessé passe la Loire à Saint-Florent . 1882.
- Episode de la Chouannerie .
- Siege de Zaragoza . 1906.
- Book illustrations
- Pierre du Chateau: Deux rivaux . Delagrave, Paris 1894.
- Frédéric Dillaye: Mademoiselle de Fierlys . Delagrave, Paris 1897.
- Louis Lacuria: Odyssée d'un pierrot français . Delagrave, Paris 1888.
- Henriette Pravaz: Histoire de Praline . Delagrave, Paris 1890.
- Émile Tanneguy de Wogan: Voyage du canot en paper le "Qui Vive" et aventures de son capitaine . Hachette, Paris 1887.
- Alphonse Daudet : Tartarin de Tarascon . Flammarion, Paris 1890.
literature
- M.Tripet: Girardet, Jules . In: Carl Brun (Ed.): Swiss Artist Lexicon . Volume 1: A-G. Huber & Co., Frauenfeld 1905, p. 584 ( Textarchiv - Internet Archive ).
- Girardet, Jules . In: Ulrich Thieme , Fred. C. Willis (Ed.): General lexicon of visual artists from antiquity to the present . Founded by Ulrich Thieme and Felix Becker . tape 14 : Giddens-Gress . EA Seemann, Leipzig 1921, p. 166 ( Textarchiv - Internet Archive ).
- René Burnand: L'étonnante histoire de Girardet. Artistes suisses . La Baconnière, Neuchâtel 1940.
- François Robichon: Girardet, Jules . In: General Artist Lexicon . The visual artists of all times and peoples (AKL). Volume 55, Saur, Munich a. a. 2007, ISBN 978-3-598-22795-0 , p. 188.
Web links
- Lucie Girardin-Cestone: Girardet, Jules. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Girardet, Jules |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 10, 1856 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Versailles |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 1938 or February 1938 |
| Place of death | Boulogne-Billancourt |