Joachim Lebreton (1760–1819) was a French professor, public administrator and

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Biography

Lebreton began his career as professor of

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at the Collège de Tulle. He was appointed administrator of Fine Arts of the Ministry of Interior during the French Revolution, at the time of the

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. Then, he took part in the

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coup, becoming member of the

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in the year VIII of the Revolution, a member of

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a society for the propagation of science and the arts, in the year XI, and also a member of

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from the year XII. He later became the secretary of the Institut National, "but resigned in 1815, having opposed the repatriation of works of art looted by Napoleon." He was removed from office and forced into exile with the

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, coming to get refuge in

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under the protection of the

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, who was residing there since 1808. Lebreton docked in Rio de Janeiro in 1816 and was assigned to lead the Missão Artística Francesa (French Artistic Mission). He died a few years after the arrival of the Missão in Brazil, before their projects to implement a systematic art education, which later resulted in Brazilian academic art, had been fully materialized.

Personal life

Lebreton was married to Anne-Julie d'Arcet (1772–1857). Together, they were the parents of Juliette (

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Lebreton) Cloquet (1800–1842).

References

External links

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Lebreton, Joachim 1760 births 1819 deaths Members of the Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres Recipients of the Legion of Honour Missão Artística Francesa