Alfred-Henri Bramtot (1852, Paris – 16 June 1894) was a 19th-century French painter.

Biography

A student at the

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's atelier, Alfred-Henri Bramtot won the

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for painting in 1879 with ''La Mort de Démosthène''. After his stay in Rome at

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, he began a career as a painter and decorator. After competing unsuccessfully for the scenery of the town hall of

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, he participated in the decoration of the council chamber of the town hall of

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in 1889 on the theme of the

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In 1893, he provided the cartoon to glassmaker master

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for the St. Catherine stained glass due to adorn one of the windows of the Sainte-Catherine church in

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. He regularly exhibited at the

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: he obtained a third class medal in 1876 and was out of competition after 1885. During the 1890s, he was also a professor at the

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. On 24 April 1886, ''

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'' informed its readers of his picture ''Les Amis de Job'' exhibited at the Salon . With

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(died in 1915), he was the author of many drawings intended for paper currency emissions for the French colonies. He was master of drawing at the

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.Obituary, in ''Le Matin'', 17 June 1894, p.2
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. His Parisian studio was located at 3 in the

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List of paintings

(partial list)

Bibliography

''Catalogue premièrement des tableaux, études, dessins, etc. par Bramtot, deuxièmement des tableaux, aquarelles, dessins, pastels offerts à Mme Vve Bramtot par un comité d'artistes'', expert : Eugène Féral, Paris, 1895
on Gallica.

References

External links

Notice on the site of the Académie Julian

onMaster Paintings of the World {{DEFAULTSORT:Bramtot, Alfred 19th-century French painters French male painters Currency designers École des Beaux-Arts alumni Prix de Rome for painting Academic staff of the Académie Julian Painters from Paris 1852 births 1894 deaths 19th-century French male artists