Édouard-Henri-Théophile Pingret (30 December 1788 in

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- 1875 in

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) was a French painter and lithographer.''Procès-verbaux de l'Académie des Beaux-arts: 1821-1825'' p.464

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- 2003 "Pingret, Édouard-Henri-Théophile, 1788-1875, peintre, "

Life

He was born at Saint-Quentin, Aisne, the son of a middle-class family in a mainly agricultural region, but also home to the celebrated General Cambronne and to illustrious notaries and

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judges. Pingret's father, Henri Pingret Jullien, was related to the highest spheres of the

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aristocracy, and took up the practice of law in 1781. During the French Revolution, his father was named a representative of the Department of Aisne at the Revolutionary Convention, which required him to maintain a secondary residence in the capital of France,

. Pingret studied under painter

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as well as

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; studied also at the

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. He exhibited in Paris salons from 1810 onward. Was appointed a

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, 1831. From 1850 to 1855 he lived and worked in

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, exhibiting annually at the

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. He produced outstanding portraits, including those of Emperor

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(1808) in France and General

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genre scenes. He died in his home town of Saint-Quentin.

Works

He was also an illustrator of monographs such as "Voyage de S.M. Louis-Philippe Ier Roi des Francais au Chateau de Windsor. Dedie A S. M. Victoria, Reine d'Angleterre." Ed. Pingret, Paris and Ackermann, London, 1846. Large folio, with 25 lithographed plates, some tinted. A fine example of his portrait work can be found in the collection of the Yuko Nii Foundation in Brooklyn, New York. A painting titled ''Reading A Letter'' by Pingret is in the collection of the

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Gallery

File:Lord Charles Fitzroy.jpg, Portrait of British politician Lord Charles Fitzroy, 1818 File:Portrait de Bernard Jumentier.jpg, Portrait of French composer Bernard Jumentier, 1823 File:Pingret Meerschaum.jpg, ''Portrait Eines Mannes mit Meerschaumpfeife'' (), 1828 File:François-Adrien Boieldieu et Jenny Philis-Bertin, by Edouard Pingret.jpg, ''

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et Jenny Philis-Bertin'', 1830 File:Édouard Pingret Loterie au profit des pauvres 1831.jpg, ''Loterie au profit des pauvres'' (), 1831 File:Édouard Pingret - Portrait eines Literaten in seinem Salon, 1834.jpg, ''Portrait eines Literaten in seinem Salon'' (), 1834 File:Édouard Pingret - Costumes des Pyrénées 01.jpg, ''Costumes des

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,'' 1834; lithographed by Bergers Aranais, part of a series of Swiss illustrations File:Édouard Pingret Les artistes en Suisse.jpg, ''Les artists en Suisse'' (), unknown year but likely circa 1830s File:A young couple visit a savant Wellcome L0040406.jpg, ''A young couple visit a savant who consults ancient volumes in order to provide counselling to them,'' File:Pingret - Louis de Clermont, seigneur de Bussy d'Amboise.jpg, ''Portrait of Louis de Clermont, seigneur de Bussy d'Amboise'', 1835 File:St-louis-lès-bitche1836.jpg, ''

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'', 1836 File:Pingret - Le général comte C. T. de Montholon (1783-1853).jpg, ''Le général comte C. T. de Montholon'', File:Pingret - Arrival of King Louis-Philippe at Windsor Castle.jpg, '' The Arrival of King Louis Philippe at Windsor Castle'', 1844 File:Chang and Eng, Siamese twins, 1836. Oil painting by Edouard- Wellcome V0017109.jpg, Portrait of

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, 1846 File:Portrait d'Ahmed Ben Ferruch - Pingret - Musée Condé.jpg, Portrait of Ahmed Ben Ferruch, 1847 File:Portrait d'Amar ben Ferhat, Bachagha des Ouled Aïad.jpg, Alternate portrait of Ahmed Ben Ferruch, 1847 File:Adele Monplaisir, 1853, by Edouard Pingret.jpg, ''Adele Monplaisir'', 1853 File:Charro y Charra (1853).jpg, ''

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y Charra'', 1853 File:Chinaco e india en patio mexicano.jpg, '' Chinaco e india en patio mexicano (''), 1854 File:Brooklyn Museum - Portrait of Don Manuel Romero de Terreros y (Villar-)Villamil - Édouard Pingret - overall.jpg, ''Portrait of Don Manuel Romero de Terreros y Villar-Villamil'', File:Brooklyn Museum - Portrait of Doña María Josefa Romero de Terreros y Gómez de Parada - Édouard Pingret - overall.jpg, ''Portrait of Doña María Josefa Romero de Terreros y Gómez de Parada'',

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Pingret, Edouard 1788 births People from Saint-Quentin, Aisne 1875 deaths 19th-century French painters French male painters French romantic painters 19th-century French lithographers Knights of the Legion of Honour 19th-century French male artists