Jules-Joseph Guiffrey (29 November 1840 – 26 November 1918) was a 19th-century French art historian, a member of the

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Career

While studying law (he was graduated in 1861Sophie Mouquin, �
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», ''Dictionnaire critique des historiens de l'art'', INHA), he was a student at the

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where he obtained his diploma of

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in 1863 with a thesis entitled ''Examen du traité qui réunit le Dauphiné à la France et des négociations qui l’ont précédé et suivi (1349)''.Site de l'Ecole des chartes
/ref> In 1866 he was appointed an archivist of the

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's archives then at the Archives nationales in the Legislative and Judicial department, where he did much of his career. In 1893, he was appointed administrator of the manufacture nationale des Gobelins Throughout his career, he conducted research in art history - sometimes at the expense of its archival activity. In 1866, he established the "Société de l'histoire de l'art français" and in 1872 took over

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's ''Archives de l'art français'' under the title ''Nouvelles Archives de l'art français''. He was also a member of the Société de l'histoire de Paris (1874), the

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(1877), and the Comité des travaux historiques de la Ville de Paris (1879). He was made an officer of Instruction publique in 1883, chevalier (1884) then officier (1897) of the

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. In 1899, he was elected a member of the

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to seat 7 of the free members section.

Works

* ''L’Œuvre de Charles-Émile Jacque'', 1866. * ''Histoire de la réunion du Dauphiné à la France'', 1866. * ''Les Caffieri, sculpteurs et fondeurs-ciseleurs'', 187
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* ''Histoire générale de la tapisserie'', 1879. * ''Comptes des bâtiments du roi sous le règne de

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'', Imprimerie nationale, Paris : ** Tome 1, ''Colbert 1664-1680'', 187
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** Tome 2, ''Colbert et Louvois 1681-1687'', 188
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** Tome 3, ''Louvois et Colbert de Villacerf 1688-1695'', 189
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* '' Antoine van Dyck. Sa vie et son œuvre'', 1882 (his main work). * ''Inventaire général du mobilier de la couronne sous Louis XIV (1663-1715)'', Paris, 1885-1886 (2 vol.) : ** Tome 1 online
on Gallica ** Tome 2 online
on Gallica * ''Inventaire général des richesses d'art de la France. Paris : monuments civils'', tome 1, E. Plon et Cie imprimeur-éditeurs, Paris, 187
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* '' Inventaire général des richesses d'art de la France. Paris : monuments civils'', tome 2, E. Plon, Nourrit et Cie imprimeurs-éditeurs, Paris, 188
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* ''Inventaire général des richesses d'art de la France. Paris : monuments religieux'', tome 1, E. Plon et Cie imprimeurs-éditeurs, Paris, 187
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* ''Inventaire général des richesses d'art de la France. Paris : monuments religieux'', tome 2, E. Plon, Nourrit et Cie imprimeur-éditeurs, Paris, 188
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* ''Histoire de la tapisserie depuis le moyen âge jusqu'à nos jours'', 1885, Alfred Mame et fils, Tours, 188
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* ''Œuvres choisies de

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'', 1876. * ''Catalogue sommaire du musée des Archives nationales, précédé d'une notice historique sur le palais des Archives'', librairie Ch. Delagrave, Paris, 189
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* ''Un chapitre inédit de l'histoire des tombes royales de Saint-Denis d'après les documents conservés aux Archives nationales'', Henri Menu libraire-éditeur, 187
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* ''Artistes parisiens du XVIe et du XVIIe siècles : donations, contrats de mariage, testaments, inventaires, etc. tirés des insinuations du Châtelet de Paris'', Imprimerie nationale, Paris, 191
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* ''Scellés et inventaires d'artistes français du XVIIème et du XVIIIème siècle'', First part, '' 643-1740: Documents inédits tirés des archives nationales'', Charavay frères libraires, Paris, 188
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* ''Scellés et inventaires d'artistes français du XVIIème et du XVIIIème siècle'', Second part, ''1741-1770 : Documents inédits tirés des archives nationales'', Charavay frères libraires, Paris, 188
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* ''Scellés et inventaires d'artistes français du XVIIème et du XVIIIème siècle'', Third and last part, '' 771-1790: Documents inédits tirés des archives nationales'', Charavay frères libraires, Paris, 188
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* ''Exposition des Primitifs français au Palais du Louvre (

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) et à la Bibliothèque nationale : catalogue'
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* Avec Anatole de Montaiglon, ''Correspondance des directeurs de l'Académie de France à Rome avec les Surintendants des Bâtiments, publiée d'après les manuscrits des Archives nationales'', 18 volume
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Honours

* Officier of the

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, (1883). * Chevalier of the

, (19 April 1884). * Officier of the Légion d'honneur, (27 July 1897).

References

Bibliography

* H. Stein, ''Jules Guiffrey'', , Bibliothèque de l'École des chartes, 1918, Volume 79, #.
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* ''Mélanges offerts à Jules Guiffrey - Bibliographie des travaux de M. Jules Guiffrey'', p. I-CXXVIII, Archives de l'art français, 1916, tome 8 nouvelle séri
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External links

INHA : Publications de Jules Guiffrey

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Guiffrey, Jules 19th-century French historians French art historians École Nationale des Chartes alumni Officiers of the Légion d'honneur Members of the Académie des beaux-arts 1840 births Writers from Paris 1918 deaths