Le Petit Palais 2, Exposition Universelle 1900

Henri Adolphe Auguste Deglane (10 December 1855,

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- 13 May 1931, Marquay) was a French architect.

Biography

He was a student of

Louis-Jules André Louis-Jules André (24 June 1819 – 30 January 1890) was a French academic architect and the head of an important ''atelier'' at the École des Beaux-Arts. Biography Born in Paris, André attended the École des Beaux-Arts and took the Prix ...

at the

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in Paris. His first exhibit was in 1880, at the

Salon des Artistes Français The Salon (french: Salon), or rarely Paris Salon (French: ''Salon de Paris'' ), beginning in 1667 was the official art exhibition of the Académie des Beaux-Arts in Paris. Between 1748 and 1890 it was arguably the greatest annual or biennial art ...

, where he was awarded a third-class medal. The following year, his designs for a "fine arts palace" earned him the

Prix de Rome The Prix de Rome () or Grand Prix de Rome was a French scholarship for arts students, initially for painters and sculptors, that was established in 1663 during the reign of Louis XIV of France. Winners were awarded a bursary that allowed them t ...

. He was a resident at the

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from 1882 to 1885.« Deglane, Henri »
AGORHA, plateforme de données de la recherche de l’ Institut national d'histoire de l'art. Upon returning to France he continued to exhibit at the Salon, obtaining a second-class medal in 1887, and a medal of honor in 1888. He achieved a gold medal at the Exposition Universelle in 1889. After 1890, he served as head of the architecture studio at the École. For the Exposition Universelle of 1900, he participated in the design and construction of the Grand Palais (1896-1900). He was in charge of the

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and façade, overlooking what is now the .« Les palais des Champs-Élysées », ''Le Radical'', 3 mai 1900
@ ''RetroNews''. Over the next two decades, he created numerous homes and shops, as well as monuments to Lazare Carnot,

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, and

Guy de Maupassant Henri René Albert Guy de Maupassant (, ; ; 5 August 1850 – 6 July 1893) was a 19th-century French author, remembered as a master of the short story form, as well as a representative of the Naturalist school, who depicted human lives, destin ...

. His work on the Grand Palais earned him a place as an officer in the Legion of Honor. In 1918, he was elected a member of the

Académie des Beaux-Arts An academy (Attic Greek: Ἀκαδήμεια; Koine Greek Ἀκαδημία) is an institution of secondary or tertiary higher learning (and generally also research or honorary membership). The name traces back to Plato's school of philosophy, ...

, taking Seat #1 for architecture, which he held until his death. He was able to purchase the Château de Laussel, a sixteenth-century castle near Marquay, and spent his later years restoring it.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Deglane, Henri 1855 births 1931 deaths École des Beaux-Arts faculty Prix de Rome winners Recipients of the Legion of Honour Architects from Paris Members of the Académie des beaux-arts