Antoine-Alexandre-Joseph Cardon (1739–1822), also known as Cardon the elder to distinguish him from his son
Anthony Cardon
Anthony Cardon (1772–1813) was a Flemish engraver in chalk or stipple, who made his career in England and became noted for his engravings and book illustrations.
Life
Anthony Cardon was born in Brussels in around 1772. He was the son and pupil ...
, was a Belgian painter, portraitist and engraver.
Life
He was born in
Brussels, then in the
Austrian Netherlands. He lived for a long time on rue de Persil (near place Saint-Michel, now known as Place des Martyrs) in the city, which also passed through French and Dutch hands during his lifetime, and shone in the arts under the Austrian, French and Dutch regimes.
He was a student of
Hyacinthe de La Peyne, painter to empress
Maria Theresa
Maria Theresa Walburga Amalia Christina (german: Maria Theresia; 13 May 1717 – 29 November 1780) was ruler of the Habsburg dominions from 1740 until her death in 1780, and the only woman to hold the position ''suo jure'' (in her own right). ...
, the sovereign of the Austrian Netherlands, and once followed his teacher to
Vienna. Thanks to the protection of
Johann Karl Philipp von Cobenzl
Johann Karl Philipp, Graf von Cobenzl (21 July 1712 in Laibach (now Ljubljana) – 27 January 1770 in Brussels) was an 18th-century politician in the Habsburg monarchy. He was minister plenipotentiary of the Austrian Netherlands in Brussels un ...
, Maria-Theresa's minister-plenipotentiary in Brussels, Cardon became a pensionary of the government and was thus able to stay for a time in
Rome and
Naples.
Recalled to Brussels by Cobenzl, he became a professor at the
Royal Academy of Fine Arts and made his artistic career in the city - his pupils included
Adèle Kindt. It was there in 1810 that he and
Antoine Brice
Antoine Brice (26 May 1752, in Brussels, Austrian Netherlands – 23 January 1817, in Brussels, United Kingdom of the Netherlands) was a painter from Brussels.
Life
Antoine Brice was the son of the painter Pierre-François Brice, working in ...
founded an association of professional and amateur artists. In 1822 Cardon was named a member of the Royal Institute of the Netherlands by
William II of the Netherlands.
He was a highly enthusiastic member of
Freemasonry, then having great success in the nobility of the Austrian Netherlands - his name is among the first initiates of the "
loge de l'Union" (third lodge in Brussels, n° 9, inscribed on the tables of 1783 and 1786), and he engraved several Masonic diplomas and emblems.
Cardon died in Brussels.
Works
His secular works include :
* engraving of the painting by
Antoine Brice
Antoine Brice (26 May 1752, in Brussels, Austrian Netherlands – 23 January 1817, in Brussels, United Kingdom of the Netherlands) was a painter from Brussels.
Life
Antoine Brice was the son of the painter Pierre-François Brice, working in ...
, ''Consolation of the Austrian Monarchy on the death of emperor
Leopold I''.
* engravings for
d'Hancarville's book on the antiquities collected in
Naples by
William Hamilton.
* engravings of images after
Antoine Watteau.
* portrait of
Joseph II engraved after
Willem Jacob Herreyns
Willem Jacob HerreynsName variations: Guillaume Jacques Herreyns, Willem Jacob Herreijns, Willem Jacob Herrijns, Willem Jacob Herryns, Guillaume Jacques Herreijns (Antwerp, 10 June 1743 – Antwerp, 10 August 1827) was a Flemish painter of histor ...
.
* portrait of the
prince de Ligne
Prince of Ligne is a title of Belgian nobility that belongs to the House of Ligne, which goes back to the eleventh century. It owes its name to the village in which it originated, between Ath and Tournai. The lords of Ligne belonged to the en ...
.
* Masonic Diploma of Lodge La Constante Fidelite, Mechelen, Belgium (then Austrian Netherlands)
*
engraved portrait of the musician
Ignace Vitzthumb
Ignaz or Ignace Vitzthumb (also ''Witzthumb''; 14 September 1724 – 23 March 1816) was an Austrian musician, composer and conductor active in the Austrian Netherlands. He was also music director of the La Monnaie theatre in Brussels.
Life ...
.
Family
Antoine Cardon was the father of
Philippe Cardon Philippe is a masculine sometimes feminin given name, cognate to Philip. It may refer to:
* Philippe of Belgium (born 1960), King of the Belgians (2013–present)
* Philippe (footballer) (born 2000), Brazilian footballer
* Prince Philippe, Count o ...
(?–1817) and of the engraver
Anthony Cardon
Anthony Cardon (1772–1813) was a Flemish engraver in chalk or stipple, who made his career in England and became noted for his engravings and book illustrations.
Life
Anthony Cardon was born in Brussels in around 1772. He was the son and pupil ...
the Younger (1772–1813) who set up as an engraver in
England in 1793 and died in
London.
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1739 births
1822 deaths
Artists from Brussels
Belgian painters
Belgian engravers
