Polyclès Langlois (29 September 1814 – 30 November 1872) was a French writer, draughtsman and painter.
Biography
Polyclès Langlois was born in
Pont de l'Arche in Normandy on 29 September 1814.
He was the son of
Eustache-Hyacinthe Langlois
Eustache-Hyacinthe Langlois (; 3 August 1777 – 29 September 1837) was a celebrated French painter, draftsman, engraver and writer.
He became known as the "Norman Callot".
He taught both his daughter Espérance Langlois and his son Polyclès ...
.
Polyclès and his older sister
Espérance Langlois were both taught by their father and often assisted him with drawings and engravings.
He exhibited a view of Saint-Ouen and Old Street of old Rouen at the
Salon de Paris
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 ...
of 1861.
He drew views of the monuments of Rouen and then worked at the
Sèvres porcelain factory.
He died in
Sèvres
Sèvres (, ) is a commune in the southwestern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the centre of Paris, in the Hauts-de-Seine department, Île-de-France region. The commune, which had a population of 23,251 as of 2018, is known for i ...
on 30 November 1872.
Selected works
* ''Fontaine de la Croix de Pierre de Rouen''. Eau-forte;
[''Revue de Rouen et de Normandie'', 1834]
* ''Samuël Bochart, né à Rouen'', 1835;
* ''Figures dehors un château dans un paysage vert'', huile sur toile, 26×21 cm;
* ''Château d'Hautot à M. le baron Lézurier de La Martel, Hautot-sur-Seine'', dessin au crayon noir;
* ''Vielle tour normande'', aquarelle sur papier, 18×13 cm, 1842;
* ''Rouen, le pont suspendu'', aquarelle sur papier, 28×43 cm;
* ''Aux portes de la ville'', gouache on paper, 1850;
* ''Église de Caudebec (pays de Caux)'', dessin, 1845;
* ''La Grosse Horloge'';
* ''Saint-Amand'';
* ''Porche de l’église de Louviers'';
* ''Tour de l’horloge'';
* ''Quatre vues de Rouen et de Basse-Normandie'', aquarelles;
* ''Souvenir de Rouen'', dessin au crayon noir;
* ''Maison de la rue Impériale à Rouen'', dessin à la mine de plomb;
* ''Marché de la Basse-Vieille-Tour, à Rouen'', dessin à la mine de plomb
* ''Vue de l’église Saint-Ouen, à Rouen'', dessin au crayon noir;
* ''Composition'', dessin an crayon noir;
* ''Maisons de Rouen'', dessin à la mine de plomb.
* ''L'Abbatiale Saint-Ouen de Rouen vue depuis les ponts du Robec''
* ''Rouen, vue du quai de Paris, la cathédrale à l'arrière-plan'', 1838
Gallery
File:Sevres.plate.1863.(24.cm).(ptd.%26.signed.by.Polycles.Langlois).(private.collection;purchased.from.Christies).jpg, Sèvres plate 1863 (24 cm) Painted & signed by Polycles Langlois
File:Sevres.plate.('service.des.fleuves.et.rivieres.de.france').(most.of.set.originally.sent.to.french.embassy.in.istanbul).(c.1847).(painted.&.signed.by.Polycles.Langlois).(9.5.in).(private.collection).jpg, Sèvres plate ('service des fleuves et rivieres de France') Most of the set was originally sent to the French embassy in Istanbul (c 1847) Painted & signed by Polycles Langlois (9 5 in)
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19th-century French painters
French male painters
1814 births
1872 deaths
French draughtsmen
19th-century French male artists