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André Jolivard (15 September 1787, in
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Online
Biography
@ the Oxford Index
André Jolivard (15 September 1787, in Le Mans
Le Mans (, ) is a city in northwestern France on the Sarthe River where it meets the Huisne. Traditionally the capital of the province of Maine, it is now the capital of the Sarthe department and the seat of the Roman Catholic diocese of Le Man ...
– 8 December 1851, in Paris) was a French landscape painter.
Biography
His father, Louis-Modeste Jolivard, was a merchant. He was named after his great-uncle and godfather, André Jolivard, who was a canon at the Church of Sainte-Radegonde inPoitiers
Poitiers (, , , ; Poitevin: ''Poetàe'') is a city on the River Clain in west-central France. It is a commune and the capital of the Vienne department and the historical centre of Poitou. In 2017 it had a population of 88,291. Its agglomerat ...
.
As a young man, he rejected the provincial bourgeoisie and went to Paris to study law, but was inducted into the in 1813.Service historique de la Défenseregistre numérisé SHD/GR 20 YC 171
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Battle of Leipzig
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, he was mustered out in 1814 and returned to his legal studies, obtaining his diploma in 1816, but he chose to pursue a career in the arts instead.
As a student of Jean-Victor Bertin
Jean-Victor Bertin (20 March 1767
The birth year of 1775 often ascribed him is thus false. ...
, he became a popular landscape painter. He held his first exhibit at the The birth year of 1775 often ascribed him is thus false. ...
Salon
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in 1819 and participated every few years until 1839; receiving a medal in 1827. He also practiced engraving and was one of the first members of the . He was decorated with the Legion of Honor
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in 1835, the year that his painting "Farm Donkeys" was acquired by the State.
He died in 1851 as the result of an accident stemming from the Coup d'état
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. While opening his window, he was struck in the wrist by a stray bullet and the wound became infected with tetanus
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. The contents of his studio and his art collection were sold at auction and dispersed in 1852.
His works may be seen at the Musée des beaux-arts de Bordeaux
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, the Musée des beaux-arts de Rouen
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and the Musée Lambinet
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, among others.
References
* Charles Gabet: ''Dictionnaire des artistes de l'école française au XIXe siècle''. Paris 1831, S. 373Online
Biography
@ the Oxford Index
Further reading
* Fortuné Legeay, ''Nécrologie et bibliographie contemporaines de la Sarthe 1844–1880'', 1881.External links
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