Théophile Poilpot (20 March 1848,

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– 6 February 1915,

), also known as Théophile-François-Henri Poilpot, was a French

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Biography

Théophile Poilpot was born and lived all his life in Paris. His father, who shared the same first name, was himself a famous painter. Théophile Poilpot was a student of

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and

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. Poilpot saw service in the Franco-Prussian War as a Sergeant of the First Volunteer Regiment of the Seine and in 1874 was retired as an officer of the reserves. He was a Mayor of

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(1887–1892) and had been an Alderman and a Cantonal Delegate. He was a noted military painter and became a Commandeur of the

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in 1913. His paintings are prime examples of academic art of the time, particularly history painting. Among the societies to which he belonged were the Society of French Artists; the Committee of the Association of Artists, Painters, Sculptors, Architects, and Engravers; the Artistic and Literary Association and the Military Circle of the Friends of the Louvre.

Painting career

Théophile Poilpot did not confine himself to French subjects, and his paintings are located in a number of countries. Several of his best known works are part of collections in the US, including ‘‘Bull Run’’, in

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, and the ‘‘Merrimac and Monitor’’. Other major works by Poilpot include the ‘‘Battle of Jena’’, now in Paris, the ‘‘Crowning of Emperor Alexander III’’, in

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, the panorama of the ‘‘Battle of Balaklava’’, now in

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, the ‘‘Transatlantic Panorama’’, which was shown at the Universal Exposition in 1889, the ‘‘Algerian Panorama’’, shown at the

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, and the famous ‘‘Panorama of the Revolution and the Empire’’, now in Paris.

Awards and honors

Théophile Poilpot received many honors and decorations, including the Military Medal and the appointment as a Chevalier of the

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Works

Dioramas

*Battle of Nights (1894) *The Paris of the century in 1892

Posters

Paris, National Library of France

Illustrations

Reichshoffen's Cuirassiers, historical record by Gustave Toudouze, illustrations by Th. Poilpot, Jacob and Paty.

Exhibitions

*Salon of 1874: A terrible Child 8 *Salon of 1875: The Tarabouk, memory of Algiers 9 *Salon of 1876: The Gallo-Roman Sender and Sleigh 10 *Salon of 1877: Death of Diogenes 11 *Salon of 1878: The Prey 12 *Universal Exhibition of 1889 *Universal Exhibition of 1900

External links

Figures contemporaines, tirées de l'album Mariani, 1901, (Bibliothèque nationale de France)

Bibliothèque nationale de France (gallica.bnf.fr)

Noisy le Grand, L'ACTUALITÉ

Nos peintres et sculpteurs, graveurs, dessinateurs. Jules Martin. 1897. p.305

Revue illustrée (Paris. 1885)

Célébrités-France-19e siècle-Biographies

Commandeur of the Legion of Honour since 1913 (gallica.bnf.fr)

Salon de 1874

Salon de 1875

Salon de 1876

Salon de 1877

THEOPHILE POILPOT DEAD, The New York Times, February 7, 1915(pdf)
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