François Hippolyte Lalaisse was born in Nancy in 1810 and died in Paris in 1884. He was a French painter and illustrator. François Hippolyte Lalaisse was taught by Nicolas-Toussaint Charlet and later became a professor at the "École polytechnique (France)" teaching there from 1839 to 1877. Amongst his illustrations were those for Pierre Henri Charpentier's "Costumes et vues pittoresques de la Bretagne" published in 1848. These sketches are invaluable as records of the types of costumes and dress worn in various regions of Brittany. Lalaisse was a regular exhibitor at the Paris Salon, his first venture there being in 1835. Apart from the large number of

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s depicting the regional costumes worn in Brittany he also published lithographs depicting the military uniforms of the times. Several Lalaisse lithographs can be seen in the Musée du Faouët. His paintings can also be seen in the art museums of

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, Chaumont and

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as well as various costume sketches which are held in

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's Musée des Civilisations de l’Europe et de la Méditerranée.

Gallery

File:Femme de Pont-l'Abbé Lalaisse.JPG, This lithograph depicting a woman from Pont-l'Abbé was shown at the "Galerie armoricaine" in 1848 and was included in "Costumes et vues pittoresques de la Bretagne" published in

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by Charpentier Père et Fils, File:39 Scène de naufrage au pays de Kerlouan Gravure Hyppolyte Lalaisse.JPG, A Scene depicting a storm at sea in the

Kerlouan Kerlouan (; ) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in northwestern France not far from Brest. It also contains the village of Meneham. Population Inhabitants of Kerlouan are called in French ''Kerlouanais''. Fishing hamle ...

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area. This work can be seen in the Musée départemental Breton. File:Lalaisse Femme de Ploudaniel.jpg, A study of the costume worn by a woman of

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. This work can be seen in

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's Musée des civilisations de l'Europe et de la Méditerranée. File:Lalaisse Homme de Douarnenez.jpg, Study of the costume worn by a man of

Douarnenez Douarnenez (, ; meaning ''douar'' (land) ''an enez'' (the island) or land of the island), is a commune in the French department of Finistère, region of Brittany, northwestern France. It is located at the mouth of the Pouldavid River, an estua ...

. This work of 1843 can be seen in

's Musée des civilisations de l'Europe et de la Méditerranée. File:Lalaisse Paludier du Bourg-de-Batz en voyage.png, Study of a salt seller (paludier) from Batz. This work of 1845/1846 can be seen in

's Musée des civilisations de l'Europe et de la Méditerranée. File:Pont-l'Abbé Lalaisse 1.JPG, This study of a man and woman from

Pont-l'Abbé Pont-l'Abbé (; , "Abbot's bridge") is a Communes of France, commune in the Finistère Departments of France, department of Brittany (administrative region), Brittany in north-western France. The self-styled capital of Pays Bigouden (roughly th ...

appeared in the ''Galleria armoricaine'' in 1848

Notes and references

{{DEFAULTSORT:Lalaisse, Francois Hippolyte 1810 births 1884 deaths 19th-century French painters French male painters 19th-century French male artists