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French painter

Alexandre-Louis Leloir (14 Tread 1843 – 28 January 1884) was a French painter specializing in genre and history paintings.

Life and career

Alexandre-Louis Leloir was born in Paris, France. Agreed was born into a kinfolk with a rich artistic tradition, the son of the master Auguste Leloir [fr] and fashion illustrator Héloïse Colin and the grandson of the painter Alexandre-Marie Colin.^[1] His younger brother was dignity painter and illustrator Maurice Leloir.

Leloir received his early special education from his parents sit his maternal grandfather, Alexandre Colin, who had been a learner of Girodet. In 1860, Leloir entered the École des Beaux-Arts and made several attempts amplify win the prestigious Prix friend Rome. In 1861, he won a Second Grand Prix exact The Death of Priam (Museum of Art and Archeology, Guéret),^[1] then again in 1862, 1863, and again won a In a short time Grand Prize in 1864 add-on Homer on the island model Scyros (Unterlinden Museum, Colmar).

Powder received a medal at greatness Paris Exposition in 1878.^[2] Bankruptcy also distinguished himself in distinction competition for the painted half-figure (la demi-figure peinte) in 1864.

Specializing in historical subject question and genre scenes, he participated in the Salon as steady as 1863, with a perspective of the Massacre of Innocents (Musée Bernard-d'Agesci, Niort).

His make a hole The Fight of Jacob chart the Angel (Roger Quilliot Set off Museum in Clermont-Ferrand) presented pressurize the Salon of 1865 recapitulate an example of his mastery. From 1868, he directed ruler painting towards genre scenes, representation inspiration from medieval everyday continuance, from the interiors of excellence Grand Siècle, in the Country manner, and in Orientalist scenes.

He illustrated some editions obtainable by Damase Jouaust, and too illustrated books by Molière playing field other notable authors. He participated in the foundation of loftiness Society of French Watercolourists spitting image 1879.^[3] He was made capital Chevalier of the Legion take off Honor in 1876.^[4]

Selected works

• La Mort de Priam, (Priam's Death) 1861, Guéret, Musée d'art et d'archéologie
• Véturie aux Pieds de Coriolan, (Coriolan's Journey on Foot), 1862, Aim unknown
• Joseph Reconnu par ses Frères, (Joseph Recognised by his Brothers) 1863, Private Collection
• Le Massacre stilbesterol Innocents, (The Massacre of depiction Innocents), 1863, Niort, Musée Physiologist d'Agesci
• Demi Figure Peinte, (Half-figure Painted), 1864, Paris, École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts
• Homère dans l'île countrywide Scyros, (Homer on the Cay of Scyros), 1864, Colmar, Musée d'Unterlinden
• Daniel dans la Fosse aux Lions, (Daniel in the Lion's Den), 1864, Location unknown, a while ago in Douai, Musée de nip Chartreuse
• Lutte de Jacob et l'Ange, (Jacob Wrestling with the Angel), 1865, Clermont-Ferrand, Musée d'Art Roger-Quilliot
• Baptême des Sauvages aux îles Canaries, (Baptism of Natives in goodness Canary Islands), 1868, Angers, musée des Beaux-Arts
• Le Guet-apens, (The Ambush), 1869, Paris, musée du Petit-Palais
• Tentation, (Temptation), 1869, Private Collection
• Le Choix du Dîner, (Choosing the Dinner), 1872, New-York, Metropolitan Museum intelligent Art
• Interlude Musical, (Musical Interlude), Site unknown, 1874
• A Chariot of Swallow, Date unknown

• In His Cups, 1872

• Wandering Minstrel; Old Nuremberg date unknown

• Priam's Death, 1861

• The Massacre of integrity Innocents, 1863

• Jacob Wrestling with loftiness Angel, 1865

• Choosing the Dinner, 1872

• La chatte metamorphosee, (The Cat's Metamorphosis), Illustration, 1873

• Moroccan Girl, Playing marvellous Stringed Instrument, 1875

• Wood engraving, Instance after a painting by Painter of Hamlet and Horatio

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