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Pierre Lacour (the Younger)
Pierre Lacour, sometimes referred to as "The Younger" (16 March 1778, Bordeaux - 17 April 1859, Bordeaux) was a French painter and engraver. Biography His father was the painter Pierre Lacour, sometimes referred to as "The Elder". In 1797, after a private school education, he went to Paris, where he studied with the miniaturist, François-André Vincent. Two years later he returned to Bordeaux and, from 1802 to 1822, created illustrations for the publications of the . In 1814, upon his father's death, he took over as Curator of the Musée des Beaux-Arts de Bordeaux and Professor at the local drawing school. One of his students was Rosario Weiss Zorrilla; the goddaughter (or as some believe, daughter) of Francisco Goya. He and Jean-Baptiste Légé (1779-1846) opened a lithography studio in 1821 and, in 1823, he decided to give up painting in favor of engraving. From 1823 to 1825, he worked for the Musée d'Aquitaine. For two years, he had a workshop devoted to the crea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pierre Lacour - Portrait De Pierre Lacour Fils (1778-1859)
Pierre is a masculine given name. It is a French form of the name Peter. Pierre originally meant "rock" or "stone" in French (derived from the Greek word πέτρος (''petros'') meaning "stone, rock", via Latin "petra"). It is a translation of Aramaic כיפא (''Kefa),'' the nickname Jesus gave to apostle Simon Bar-Jona, referred in English as Saint Peter. Pierre is also found as a surname. People with the given name * Abbé Pierre, Henri Marie Joseph Grouès (1912–2007), French Catholic priest who founded the Emmaus Movement * Monsieur Pierre, Pierre Jean Philippe Zurcher-Margolle (c. 1890–1963), French ballroom dancer and dance teacher * Pierre (footballer), Lucas Pierre Santos Oliveira (born 1982), Brazilian footballer * Pierre, Baron of Beauvau (c. 1380–1453) * Pierre, Duke of Penthièvre (1845–1919) * Pierre, marquis de Fayet (died 1737), French naval commander and Governor General of Saint-Domingue * Prince Pierre, Duke of Valentinois (1895–1964), fa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |