Léopold Flameng (22 November 1831,

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– 5 September 1911, Courgent) was a French engraver, illustrator and painter.

Biography

His parents were from France, and he began his artistic studies in Paris with Luigi Calamatta and Jean Gigoux. His engraving skills were noticed by

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, and his collaboration with his fellow engraver, Léon Gaucherel, in the ''

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'' and ''

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'', helped to ensure his reputation.Figaro
5 September 1911, page 3/6, @ the BnF. He eventually provided over one hundred illustrations. In 1858, he was involved in an unfortunate incident when the artist Charles Meryon, who was suffering from a mental illness, attempted to tear up Flameng's recently completed portrait of him. Shortly after, Meryon entered a hospital. Flameng paid a visit to him there and made some sketches. Known for his etchings of works by Jan van Eyck,

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, Rembrandt, Ingres and Delacroix, he illustrated several books on Paris and numerous literary works of classical and contemporary authors, including

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and

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. He was also the illustrator for the 1868 Revised edition of '' Picciola'' by

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, published after his death in 1865. He was a medallist at the

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. By 1882, he had become a noted art collector. From 1884, he was also a member of " Le Parnasse-Club" and later joined the Société d'aquarellistes français. He was named an Officer in the Legion of Honor in 1894.Dossier Léonore

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in 1898. His numerous students included

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, Auguste Laguillermie, and Paul Adolphe Rajon, as well as his son,

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File:Léopold Flameng - Charles Meryon.jpg, Charles Meryon on His Sick Bed (1858) File:Marguérite bij de fontein Marguerite a la fontaine (titel op object), RP-P-1910-3243.jpg, Marguérite at the Fountain
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) File:Léopold Flameng - Lectures pour tous.jpg, Cover of ''Lectures Pour Tous'' (1911) File:Léopold Flameng - Puvis de Chavannes.jpg,

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(after Bonnat) File:Léopold Flameng - Victor Hugo - Les Contemplations - Jeune fille.jpg, Young girl
(after Courtois) File:Leopold Flameng after Rembrandt van Rijn, The Hundred Guilder Print, NGA 50674.jpg, "The Hundred Guilder Print" (Christ Receiving the Sick, after Rembrandt)

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Images of works by Flameng in the New York Public Library

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