Jean-Baptiste Jacques Augustin (August 15, 1759 – April 13, 1832) was a French

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painter.

Biography

Augustin was born in

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. His father was a master

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. He displayed an aptitude for drawing from an early age, and his talent drew the attention of the steward of the local bishop. As a result, he was sent to Nancy for formal lessons. He probably studied with Jean-Baptiste Claudot, and possibly

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as well. In 1781, after a short stay in

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with his older brother Georges-Nicolas (1758-1800), a

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, he moved to Paris. At first, he worked in the studios of Pierre Gatien Philipon (1724-1787), but soon focused on miniatures and developed his own large clientele. He also became a popular teacher. His notable students included

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, Alexandre de Latour and . During the height of the French Revolution, he lived in his hometown. His first exhibition at the

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came in 1791, where he displayed portraits of the nobility, as well as revolutionaries. He would continue to exhibit there until 1831. He married his pupil , who was 22 years his junior, in 1800. She produced numerous portraits in a style similar to his. Later, he worked for

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and his entourage. In 1806, he was awarded a gold medal and 250 Francs in recognition of his skills. His career survived the regime change and, in 1814, King

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appointed him ''peintre ordinaire du Cabinet du roi'' (

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). To this was added ''peintre des Affaires étrangères'' (painter of foreign affairs) and, in 1819, ''peintre en miniature de la Chambre et du Cabinet du roi'' (miniature painter of the royal court). He was awarded the

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in 1821. Not long after, he fell out of favor with the King and was replaced by his former student, Lizinska de Mirbel. In his later years, he suffered from

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, and became increasingly incapacitated. His death came in 1832, from

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, during the Second Pandemic. He was interred at the

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.Paul Bauer, Deux siècles d'histoire au Père Lachaise, Mémoire et Documents, 2006, () p. 68

Famous people painted by Augustin

* Louis Hector Chalot de Saint-Mart *

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and his family *

, king of France *

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d'Orléans, duke of Orléans (1773–1850) * Marquise de Ségonzac *

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(1777–1849) * Laurence Geneviève Vanhee, née Devinck, wife of the banker * General Laconpérie * Charles Antoine Callamard (1776–1821) Paris,

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(1778–1820) *

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(1763–1810), sculptor * Madame de Kercado * Louis Joseph Auguste Coutan (1779–1830) * Marie Joseph Georges Rousse, the former president of the Chambre des notaires de Paris * Anne de Dorat, countess Coiffier de Moret *

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(1762–1817), singer and revolutionary.

References

Bibliography

* Henri Bouchot, ''La Miniature française de 1750 à 1825'', Goupil, 1907. * Maria Carmen Espinosa Martín, ''Iluminaciones, pequeños retratos y miniaturas'', Madrid, Fundación Lázaro Galdiano, 1999, 362 p. * Fleuriot de Langle et Schlumberger, "Les miniatures de Jacques Augustin", ''Connaissance des Arts'', n° 69, November 1957 *

Camille Mauclair Séverin Faust (December 29, 1872, Paris – April 23, 1945), better known by his pseudonym Camille Mauclair (), was a French poet, novelist, biographer, travel writer, and art critic. Background Mauclair was a great admirer of Stéphane Mallarm� ...

, ''Les Miniatures de l'Empire et de la Restauration, portraits de femmes'', Paris, H. Piazza, 1913, 137 p. * Bernd Pappe, „Jean-Baptiste Jacques Augustin et son atelier à Paris“, in: Nicole Garnier-Pelle (Hrsg.), ''La miniature en Europe. Actes du colloque organisé par la fondation pour la sauvegarde et le développement du domaine de Chantilly'', Maison de Sylvie, 10 et 11 octobre 2007, Paris 2008, p. 100-105. * Bernd Pappe, „Augustin Dubourg, Augustin fils/neveu et Joseph-Ange Augustin: trois artistes d’une même famille dans l’ombre de leur célèbre parent“, in: Nathalie Lemoine-Bouchard (ed.), ''La miniature en Europe. Des portraits de propagande aux oeuvres éléphantesques'', Paris 2013, S. 58–62. * Bernd Pappe, „Jean-Baptiste Jacques Augustin et Louis Febvrel, une amitié à distance mais de longue durée“, in: Nathalie Lemoine-Bouchard (ed.), ''Lettre de la miniature'', Nr. 18, 2013, S. 3–5. * Bernd Pappe, „Le carnet d’esquisses de Pauline Augustin : quatre miniatures capitales et leurs dessins préparatoires“, in: Nathalie Lemoine-Bouchard (ed.), ''Lettre de la miniature'', Nr. 31, 2015, S. 3–8. * Bernd Pappe (ed.): ''Jean-Baptiste Jacques Augustin. Peintre en miniature''. Saint-Dié des Vosges, 2010, (exhibition catalogue, Musée Pierre-Noël, Saint-Dié-des-Vosges, 17 April - 20 June 2010). * Bernd Pappe: ''Jean-Baptiste Jacques Augustin 1759–1832. Une nouvelle excellence dans l'art du portrait en miniature''. Scripta, Verona 2015, . * Charles Peccatte, "Jean Baptiste Jacques Augustin", ''Bulletin de la Société philomatique vosgienne'', t. XXXIX, p. 61-88 * J. L. Propert, ''History of Miniature Art'', London, 1887. *

Albert Ronsin Albert Ronsin (; 20 July 1928 – 2 July 2007) was a 20th-century French scholar, historian, librarian, and curator in Saint-Dié-des-Vosges. Historian He undertook historical research, especially about the Age of Discovery. He was particularly ...

(under the direction of), ''Les Vosgiens célèbres. Dictionnaire biographique illustré'', Vagney (88120), Éditions Gérard Louis, 1990, 394 p. * H. Roujon, "La Miniature", ''Illustration'', Christmas 1912 * Gaston Save, „Jacques Augustin“, ''Bulletin de la société philomatique vosgienne'', 1880–81, Nr. 6, S. 91-102. * Gaston Save, „Jacques Augustin“, ''Bulletin de la société philomatique vosgienne'', 1881–82, Nr. 7, S. 103–111. * Gaston Save, ''Augustin, miniaturiste lorrain'', Nancy 1888. * G. C. Williamson, ''History of Portrait Miniatures'', 1904.

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Famous people painted by Augustin

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