Henri-Roland-Lancelot, marquis Turpin de Crissé (19 May 1754 - c.1800) was a French army officer and amateur painter, most notable for his landscapes and architectural studies. He was born in Paris and married the painter

Émilie-Sophie de Montullé Émilie-Sophie de Montullé, marquise Turpin de Crissé (8 May 1756 - 12 May 1816) was a French painter. She was the daughter of the magistrate Jean-Baptiste-François de Montullé (3 February 1721 - 26 August 1787) and the salon-holder Élisabet ...

. When the French Revolution broke out he was dismissed from his commission. To try to survive he bought new buildings in 1792 and tried to set up a factory to produce English-style faience. However, in 1793 he was forced to sell this and all his property to fund his escape to Britain. He then sailed from there to the US in 1794 and died completely bankrupt in Philadelphia around 1800.

Paintings

*''View of the Villa Madame near Rome'', ''The Porticoes of Tivoli'' and ''View of the Villa Medici'', c. 1786, exhibited at the 1787

Paris Salon 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 ...

*''Temple of Sibyl at Tivoli'' and ''Triumphal Arch of Janus in Rome'', c.1786, musée des beaux-arts d'Angers *''The Bridge at Warwick Castle'', c.1789-1793, musée des beaux-arts d'Angers French Army officers 1754 births Painters from Paris 18th-century French painters Year of death unknown Military personnel from Paris {{France-painter-18thC-stub