Jules Jacques Veyrassat
Jules Jacques Veyrassat (12 April 1828,
Biography
He studied in Paris with Henri Lehmann and exhibited his first works at the Salon in 1848. He began to work as an engraver in the 1860s, after becoming associated with the École d'Écouen and studying with Pierre Édouard Frère. It was, in fact, Frère and Charles-François Daubigny who encouraged him to take up that art.
Between 1866 and 1869, he was presented with several awards for his engravings. Later, he collaborated with the British art critic,
He was named a Knight in the
He was also associated with the
He died in Paris and was interred at the
His works may be seen at museums throughout France, as well as at the Manchester Art Gallery, the Legion of Honor in San Francisco, the Clark Art Institute in Williamstown, Massachusetts and the Walters Art Museum in Baltimore.
Selected paintings
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The Horse Ferry -
Return from the Fields -
At the Fountain -
Horses Being Watered in the Seine
References
- ^ Notice, du Catalogue général de la BnF.
- Base Leonore(misspelled as "Veyrassal")
- ^ Archives de Paris, état-civil numérisé du 9e arrondissement de Paris, acte de décès N°922 de l'année 1893. Le peintre meurt à son domicile situé numéro 7 Rue de Clichy.
Further reading
- P.G. Hamerton, Etching and Etchers, Macmillan, 1880. Reissued by Andesite Press, 2017 ISBN 978-1-375-47845-8
- Daniel Baduel, Aude Bertrand, Christian Dauchel, l'École d'Écouen, une colonie de peintres au XIXe siècle. STIP, Domont, 2014 ISBN 978-2-7466-4645-2
External links
- More works by Veyrassat @ ArtNet
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