Jean-François-Ernest Jaime (28 April 1804 – 7 June 1884) was a French

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ist,

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, art historian and

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. He was the father of dramatist Adolphe Jaime (1824–1901). He collaborated to ''

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'' and '' La Caricature''. His

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were presented on the most significant Parisian stages of the 19th century: Variétés, Gaîté,

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, etc. He also authored some songs.

Works

Theatre

*1832: ''La Sylphide'', drama in 2 acts mixed with song, with Jules Seveste *1832: ''Le Chevreuil'',

comédie en vaudevilles The ''comédie en vaudevilles'' () was a theatrical entertainment which began in Paris towards the end of the 17th century, in which comedy was enlivened through lyrics using the melody of popular vaudeville (song), vaudeville songs.Barnes 2001. ...

in 3 acts, with

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*1832: ''Folbert, ou le Mari de la cantatrice'', comedy in 1 act mixed with song, with Halévy *1832: ''Une course en fiacre'',

in 2 acts *1832: ''Le Grand Seigneur et la Paysanne, ou Une leçon d'égalité'', comedy in 2 acts mixed with song, with Halévy and de Leuven *1832: ''Grillo, ou le Prince et le banquier'', comédie en vaudevilles in 2 acts, with Halévy *1832: ''La Métempsycose'', bêtise in 1 act mixed with song, with de Courcy *1833: ''L'Assassin'', folie-vaudeville in 1 act, with Lauzanne *1833: ''Le Baptême du petit Gibou, ou Madame Pochet marraine'', pièce grivoise in 2 acts mixed with song, with Dumersan *1833: ''L'Élève de la nature, ou Jeanne et Jenny'', fice-act play in 2 parts mixed with song, with Jules Seveste *1833: ''M. Mouflet, ou le Duel au 3e étage'', comédie en vaudevilles in 1 act, with L. Halévy *1833: ''Les Fileuses'', comédie en vaudevilles in 1 act *1834: ''L'Aiguillette bleue'', historical vaudeville in 3 acts, with d'Artois and Masson *1834: ''Le Mentor faubourien'', tableau-vaudeville in 1 act *1834: ''L'Autorité dans l'embarras'', comédie en vaudevilles in 1 act, with Decomberousse *1835: ''Le Père Goriot'', drama-vaudeville in 3 acts, with Decomberousse et Théaulon *1835: ''La Tirelire'', tableau-vaudeville in 1 act, with the

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*1836: ''Carmagnole, ou Les Français sont des farceurs'', épisode of the Italian wars in 1 act, with Pittaud de Forges and Théaulon *1836: ''Geneviève, ou la Grisette de province'', drama in 4 acts mixed with songs, with Halévy *1837: ''Louise Duval, ou Un préjugé'',

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in 4 acts mixed with songs, with L. Halévy *1837: ''Michel, ou Amour et Menuiserie'',

in 4 acts, with Duvert and Lauzanne *1838: ''Le Marquis de Brunoy'', play in 5 acts, with Théaulon *1838: ''À bas les hommes !'', vaudeville in 2 acts, with

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and the Cogniard brothers *1838: ''Le Cabaret de Lustucru'', comédie en vaudevilles in 1 act, with Arago and

Dumanoir Philippe François Pinel (), known as Dumanoir (; 31 July 1806 – 16 November 1865), was a French playwright and librettist. Biography Dumanoir was born in Capesterre-Belle-Eau, Guadeloupe. He was the son of Mrs. Pinel-Dumanoir, whose family ...

*1838: ''Rigoletti, ou le Dernier des fous'', vaudeville in 1 act, with Alboize de Pujol *1841: ''Pour mon fils'', comédie en vaudevilles in 2 acts, with

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*1841: ''Les Trois Étoiles'', comedy in 1 act mixed with songs, with Halévy *1842: ''Les Informations conjugales'', vaudeville in 1 act, with Duvert and Lauzanne *1842: ''Jaket's Club'', vaudeville in 2 acts, with de Villeneuve *1843: ''L'Art de tirer des carottes'', vaudeville in 1 act, with

Marc-Michel Marc-Antoine-Amédée Michel, known as Marc-Michel (22 July 1812 in Marseille – 12 March 1868 in Paris) was a French poet, playwright and journalist. He is perhaps best known today for the 1851 farce he co-wrote with Eugène Marin Labiche, '' Th ...

*1843: ''Une campagne à deux'', comedy in 1 act, with

Charles Dupeuty Charles Désiré Dupeuty (6 February 1798 – 20 October 1865), was a 19th-century French librettist and playwright. Biography After he studied at the Lycée Impérial, he enrolled in the army during the Hundred Days then worked as an employee ...

*1844: ''Le Carlin de la marquise'', vaudeville in 2 acts, with Clairville *1844: ''Un ange tutélaire'', comédie en vaudevilles in 1 act, with Lockroy and Marc-Michel *1845: ''Le Diable à quatre'',

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in 3 acts, with Delaporte *1845: ''La Morale en action'', comédie en vaudevilles in 1 act, with de Villeneuve *1845: ''Le Loup-garou'', vaudeville in 2 acts, with Varin *1847: ''Les Étouffeurs de Londres, ou La taverne des Sept-cadrans'', drama in 5 acts, with Foucher *1848: ''L'Illustration'', vaudeville with magic lantern colored glasses, with Brunswick *1848: ''Le Réveil du lion'', comédie en vaudevilles in 2 acts, with Bayard *1850: ''Célestin père et fils, ou Jadis et Aujourd'hui'', opening prologue in 3 tableaux, with Lefebvre *1850: ''Montansier père et fils'', vaudeville in 2 tableaux, with H. Lefebvre *1853: ''Le Célèbre Vergeot'', vaudeville in 1 act, with Varin *1854: ''La Corde sensible'', vaudeville in 1 act, with Clairville and

Lambert-Thiboust Lambert-Thiboust (25 October 1827 – 10 July 1867) was a 19th-century French playwright. Biography Lambert-Thiboust began his career as a comedian. He won a prize for tragedy at the Paris Conservatoire in 1848 and briefly pursued acting at th ...

*1856: ''Six demoiselles à marier'',

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in 1 act, with Choler, music by Delibes *1872: ''Le Jour de la paye'', verse comedy in 1 act

History

*1852: ''À Sa Majesté l'Empereur Napoléon III'', 2 vol. *1866: ''À soixante ans'' *1868: ''Un peu de tout (heures perdues)'' *1871: ''Les Prussiens à Versailles et dans le département de Seine-et-Oise'' *1871: ''Souvenirs de 1848 à 1871''

Songs

*1850-1851: ''Chansons populaires, dédiées aux ouvriers amis de l'ordre'' *1866: ''Le Nouveau Genre français'' *1871: ''La Revue du 29 juin 1871 : l'Emprunt, la Revanche; épître à M. Thiers''

Lithographies and watercolours

*1838: ''Musée de la caricature, ou recueil des caricatures les plus remarquables publiées en France depuis le XIVe siècle jusqu’à nos jours'', 2 vols. Delloye *1839: ''Paris au XIXe siècle. Recueil de scènes de la vie parisienne dessinées d'après nature'', collective work, with

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, Edmond Burat de Gurgy,

Albéric Second Pierre Albéric Second, (17 June 1817 - 2 June 1887 Achille Devéria Achille Jacques-Jean-Marie Devéria (6 February 180023 December 1857) was a French painter and lithographer known for his portraits of famous writers and artists. His younger brother was the Romantic painter Eugène Devéria, and two of his six ...

Adolphe Adam Adolphe Charles Adam (; 24 July 1803 – 3 May 1856) was a French composer, teacher and music critic. A prolific composer for the theatre, he is best known today for his ballets ''Giselle'' (1841) and ''Le corsaire'' (1856), his operas ''Le post ...

Paul Gavarni Paul Gavarni was the pen name of Sulpice Guillaume Chevalier (13 January 1804 – 24 November 1866), a French illustrator, born in Paris. Early career Gavarni's father, Sulpice Chevalier, was from a family line of coopers from Burgundy. Paul b ...

Honoré Daumier Honoré-Victorin Daumier (; February 26, 1808 – February 10 or 11, 1879) was a French painter, sculptor, and printmaker, whose many works offer commentary on the social and political life in France, from the July Revolution, Revolution of 1830 ...

etc. *1842: ''Bichette, reine des amours'' *1842: ''La Cocotte'' *1857: ''Douze vues des châteaux et parcs de Versailles, dessinées d'après nature'' *1859: ''Saint-Germain, le château, la ville et la forêt dessinés d'après nature'' *1859: ''Le Palais impérial de Saint-Cloud, le parc et la ville, dessinés d'après nature'' *1860: ''Aux typographes versaillais'' *1867: ''Palais et jardins de Versailles et de Trianon, vingt-six vues dessinées d'après nature'' * ''Dieppe, ses environs et ses habitans, ou choix de vues, monumens et costumes'' * ''Environs de Berne, peintre à son chevalet devant un moulin à eau'', aquarelle

Bibliography

Pierre Larousse Pierre Athanase Larousse (; 23 October 18173 January 1875) was a French grammarian, lexicographer and encyclopaedist. He published many of the outstanding educational and reference works of 19th-century France, including the 15-volume . Early ...

, ''Grand dictionnaire universel du XIXe siècle'', supplément, vol.16, 1877, * Émile Bellier de La Chavignerie, ''Dictionnaire général des artistes de l'école française'', 1882 * Gérald Schurr, ''Les Petits maîtres de la peinture'', 1979,

External links

Lithographies by Ernest Jaime
{{DEFAULTSORT:Jaime, Ernest 19th-century French dramatists and playwrights 19th-century French historians French watercolourists French lithographers Artists from Paris 1804 births 1884 deaths