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Léopold Flameng (22 November 1831,
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– 5 September 1911, Courgent) was a French engraver, illustrator and painter.


Biography

His parents were from France, and he began his artistic studies in Paris with
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. His engraving skills were noticed by
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, and his collaboration with his fellow engraver, Léon Gaucherel, in the ''
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'' and ''
L'Artiste ''L’Artiste'' was a weekly illustrated review published in Paris from 1831 to 1904, supplying "the richest single source of contemporary commentary on artists, exhibitions and trends from the Romanticism, Romantic era to the end of the ninetee ...
'', helped to ensure his reputation.Figaro
5 September 1911, page 3/6, @ the BnF.
He eventually provided over one hundred illustrations. In 1858, he was involved in an unfortunate incident when the artist
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, who was suffering from a mental illness, attempted to tear up Flameng's recently completed portrait of him. Shortly after, Meryon entered a hospital. Flameng paid a visit to him there and made some sketches. Known for his etchings of works by
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and Delacroix, he illustrated several books on Paris and numerous literary works of classical and contemporary authors, including
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, published after his death in 1865. He was a medallist at the
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. By 1882, he had become a noted art collector. From 1884, he was also a member of " Le Parnasse-Club" and later joined the
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. He was named an Officer in the
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in 1894.Dossier Léonore

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Ministère de la Culture
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in 1898. His numerous students included
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Gallery

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(after
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Pierre Puvis de Chavannes Pierre Puvis de Chavannes (; 14 December 1824 – 24 October 1898) was a French painter known for his mural painting, who came to be known as "the painter for France". He became the co-founder and president of the Société Nationale des Beaux-Ar ...

(after
Léon Bonnat Léon Joseph Florentin Bonnat (; 20 June 1833 – 8 September 1922) was a French painter, Grand Officer of the Légion d'honneur, art collector and professor at the Ecole des Beaux Arts. Early life Bonnat was born in Bayonne, but from 1846 to 1853 ...
) File:Léopold Flameng - Victor Hugo - Les Contemplations - Jeune fille.jpg, Young girl
(after
Gustave Courtois Gustave-Claude-Étienne Courtois, also known as Gustave Courtois (; 18 May 1852 in Pusey, Haute-Saône – 23 November 1923 in Neuilly-sur-Seine) was a French painter, a representative of the academic style of art. Early life and education C ...
) File:Leopold Flameng after Rembrandt van Rijn, The Hundred Guilder Print, NGA 50674.jpg, "The Hundred Guilder Print" (Christ Receiving the Sick, after
Rembrandt Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn (; ; 15 July 1606 – 4 October 1669), mononymously known as Rembrandt was a Dutch Golden Age painter, printmaker, and Drawing, draughtsman. He is generally considered one of the greatest visual artists in ...
)


References


Further reading

* Alexandre Page, ''Sculpsit et delineavit: Léopold Flameng (1831-1911) ou le métier de « graveur-illustrateur » dans la seconde moitié du XIXe siècle'', doctoral thesis, université Clermont-Auvergne.
Online
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External links

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Images of works by Flameng in the New York Public Library


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