Celestin Nanteuil self-portrait pastel 1830

Célestin-François Nanteuil-Lebœuf, known as Célestin Nanteuil, (11 July 1813 – 6 September 1873) was a French painter, engraver and illustrator closely tied to the

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in France. He was born in Rome of French parents who were part of

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's entourage. Nanteuil entered the

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in 1827, where he studied under

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, and then worked in the studio of

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. In 1848, he was made Director of

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and later became the curator of the Musée des beaux-arts in

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. Université de Liège Collections artistiques
Célestin NANTEUIL (Rome, 1813 - Marlotte, 1873)
Retrieved 27 July 2012. He died in

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at the age of 60. His elder brother, Charles-François, was a noted sculptor who won the

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in 1817.

References

Further reading * Bayard, Émile
''L'illustration et les illustrateurs: ouvrage orné de vignettes des principaux artistes et de portraits par l'auteur''
Paris: Librairie Ch. Delagrave, 1898. *Béraldi, Henri. ''Les graveurs du 19e siècle; guide de l'amateur d'estampes modernes'', , vol. 10, Paris: L. Conquet, 1890; includes a brief biography of Nanteuil and a

catalogue raisonné A (or critical catalogue) is an annotated listing of the works of an artist or group of artists and can contain all works or a selection of works categorised by different parameters such as medium or period. A ''catalogue raisonné'' is normal ...

of his engravings and lithographs
pp. 164-188
. * Burty, Philippe
''L'Age du Romantism: Célestin Nanteuil, Graveur et Peintre''
Paris: Monnier et Cie., 1887. *''Célestin Nanteuil: Peintre-graveur de l'époque romantique, 1813-1873'', exhibition catalogue, Dijon: Musée des Beaux-Arts, Palais des États de Bourgogne, 1973. * Champfleury
"Célestin Nanteuil" (chapter XXV, pp. 267-284)
i
''Les vignettes romantiques; histoire de la littérature et de l'art, 1825-1840''
Paris: E. Dentu, 1883. * Champfleury
''Le drame amoureux de Célestin Nanteuil, d'après des lettres inédites adressées à Marie Dorval''
Paris: Dentu et Cie, 1887. * Gautier, Théophile
"Célestin Nanteuil" (chapter VI, pp. 52-61)
in ''Histoire du Romantisme'', Paris: Charpentier, 1874.
''Hommage à Célestin Nanteuil (1813-1873), illustrateur et peintre romantique''
(illustrated pamphlet), l'oeuvre du mois, Novembre 2013, Dijon: Musée des Beaux-Arts. * Marie, Aristide
''Un Imagier romantique: Célestin Nanteuil peintre, aquafortiste et lithographe''
Paris: Carteret, 1910. * Marie, Aristide
''Célestin Nanteuil, Peintre, Acquafortiste et Lithographe 1813-1873''
Paris: H. Floury, 1924.
"Nanteuil-Leboeuf, Célestin François also known as Nanteuil"
at ''

Benezit Dictionary of Artists The ''Benezit Dictionary of Artists'' (in French, ''Bénézit: Dictionnaire des peintres, sculpteurs, dessinateurs et graveurs'') is an extensive publication of bibliographical information on painters, sculptors, designers and engravers create ...

'', published online 31 October 2011. * Osterwalder, Marcus. ''Dictionnaire des Illustrateurs, 1800-1914'' (Illustrateurs, caricaturistes et affichistes), Paris, Hubschmid & Bouret, 1983, p. 744-745. * Roy, Jean Bernard. ''Célestin Nanteuil, 1813-1873'' (preséntation de l'exposition), Château-Musée de Nemours, 1983.

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