Théodore Richomme (28 May 1785, Paris - 22 September 1849, Paris) was a French engraver. A street in the

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is named after him.

Life

A student of

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, Théodore Richomme won the

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in 1806. While in Rome he focused on studying works by Raphael and

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and reproduced them. He also made engravings of works by his own contemporaries, such as

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and

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. He was made a knight of the

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in 1824 and elected a member of the

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in 1826. His son Jules Richomme (1818–1903) was a painter and an engraver. His pupils included Pierre François Eugène Giraud, Charles-Victor Normand and Victor Florence Pollet.

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1785 births 1849 deaths French engravers {{France-engraver-stub