Jules-Émile Saintin (14 August 1829 – 13 July 1894) was a neoclassic French painter.

Biography

Jules Émile Saintin was born in Lemé, France. He was a pupil of Michel Martin Drolling and

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at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris in 1845. He exhibited pencil portraits at the ''Salon des artistes français'' (Salon of French Artists) in 1850 and in 1853. In April 1854, he went to live and work in the United States, where he painted portraits, landscapes and Indian subjects. He returned to Paris in 1860 and developed a workshop where he made paintings with American themes, and genre scenes. In 1876, he was appointed Commissioner of the

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in Philadelphia. Jules Émile Saintin was a friend of the architect Charles Garnier and the painter Paul Baudry. He was appointed a Chevalier (Knight) of the

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in 1877.

Works

*''John C. Breckenridge, Vice President of the United States'' *''The Pony Express'' (1863) *''The Small War, Portrait of M. V. Giraud and Mlle. de Sade'' (1865) *''The Path to War'' (1865), Musée de la Crèche,

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*''Carmella, Marthe, Portrait of Princess Mathilde and Mlle. Edile Riquier'' (1866) *''Portraits of Mlle. Jouassain and Émilie Dubois'' (1868) *''Indecision, Deception'' (1870) *''First Engagement, Self Satisfied'' (1877) *''Émilienne '' (1879) *''Flowers of Nice, Abandon'' (1880) *''At Tuileries, Near the Sea'' (1882) *''Autumn Night'' (1887) *''Brumaire, La Roche-aux-Mouettes'' (1888)

Gallery

File:Jules-Émile Saintin - Two Oracles - Arnot Art Museum.jpg, Two Oracles, Arnot Art Museum File:Jules-Émile Saintin Self Portrait.jpg, Self portrait File:John C. Breckinridge by Jules Émile Saintin 1860.jpg, Portrait of John C. Breckenridge File:Jules Emile Saintin - Schoolboy (Portrait of Henry Walters at Age Twelve?) - Google Art Project.jpg, Schoolboy File:J E Saintin Indien à cheval le bras gauche levé.jpg, ''Indien à cheval'' (Indian on horseback) File:Saintin-la-bouquetiere-1875.jpg, ''La bouquetière'' (The Flower Seller) File:Jules Emile Saintin - Little Girl Drowsing Over Her Drawing (Portrait of Jennie Walters?) - Walters 371626.jpg, Little Girl Drowsing Over Her Drawing File:Jules Émile Saintin - The washing up, 1867.jpg, ''The Washing Up'' File:Jules Émile Saintin (1829-1894) - 'Fair Shares' - 1530133 - National Trust.jpg, '''Fair Shares File:Jules Emile Saintin Junge Frau bei der Lektüre.jpg, Young woman reading File:Jules Emile Saintin - Young Girl Knitting (Portrait of Jennie Walters?) - Walters 371635.jpg, Young Girl Knitting File:Berger, the champion billiard-player - E. Saintin, New York, 1860 (printed in reverse) ; E. Saintin, del. & lith. LCCN2006676697 (cropped).jpg, Portrait of Claudius Berger File:Musée de l’Opéra N° 1 Charles Garnier en 1846 Peinture à l’huile par J. E. Saintin, CP1320 (cropped).jpg, Portrait of Charles Garnier File:John C. Fremont - Lith. by Crehan after Saintin. LCCN93503777.jpg, Portrait of

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Saintin, Jules-Emile 19th-century French painters French male painters 1829 births 1894 deaths Painters from Paris École des Beaux-Arts alumni Members of the Académie des beaux-arts Knights of the Legion of Honour 19th-century French male artists