Théodore Richomme
Théodore Richomme (born May 28, 1785 in Paris ; † September 22, 1849 there ) was a French engraver.
Théodore Richomme was a student of Jacques Joseph Coiny (1761-1809). He won the Prix de Rome in 1806 . During his stay in Rome he made copper engravings based on the works of Raffaello Sanzio di Urbino and Giulio Romano . He also made engravings of works by his contemporaries such as François Gérard , Pierre-Narcisse Guérin and Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres . Some copper engravings were made from his own templates.
He was made a Knight of the Legion of Honor in 1824 and a member of the Académie des beaux-arts in 1826 .
His students included his son Jules Richomme, Eugène Giraud , François Bouchot , Gustav Lüderitz , Fyodor Iwanowitsch Iordan , Eugène Giraud, Ephraïm Conquy, Charles-Victor Normand and Victor Florence Pollet .
A street in the 18th arrondissement of Paris bears his name.
literature
- Richomme, Théodore . In: Hans Vollmer (Hrsg.): General lexicon of fine artists from antiquity to the present . Founded by Ulrich Thieme and Felix Becker . tape 28 : Ramsden-Rosa . EA Seemann, Leipzig 1934.
- Emmanuel Bénézit (founder): Dictionnaire des peintres, sculpteurs, dessinateurs et graveurs , 4th edition, Gründ, Paris 1999, vol. 11, p. 670
Web links
- Théodore Richomme. Biographical data and works in the Netherlands Institute for Art History (Dutch)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Richomme, Théodore |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Richomme, Joseph Théodore |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French engraver |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 28, 1785 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Paris |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 22, 1849 |
| Place of death | Paris |