Alphonse de Cailleux
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Alphonse de Cailleux, in full Alexandre-Alphonse-Achille, vicomte de Cailloux (Rouen
, 31 December 1788 — 24 May 1876) was a painter, connoisseur and arts administrator who became director of the Musée du Louvre and all the royal museums of France. Under the Bourbon Restoration he was attached to the reconstituted royal household (the maison du roi). As secrétaire général des Musées royaux he shared a carriage with Charles Nodier
, Jean Alaux
and Victor Hugo at the coronation of Charles X
in 1825. In 1836 he was appointed directeur adjoint at the Louvre, where he assisted the increasingly debilitated Louis Nicolas Philippe Auguste de Forbin
; at Forbin's death he was appointed directeur général des beaux-arts, a precursor of the position of Minister of Fine Arts. In 1845 he was elected a membre libre (not being an artist himself) of the Académie des Beaux-Arts
of the Institut de France
. He was also a chevalier of the Légion d'Honneur
. In February 1848, as revolt erupted and Louis Philippe abdicated, this confirmed royalist resigned his posts.
His portrait, attributed to Georges Rouget
, is at the Musée de Versailles
.
Rouen
Rouen , in northern France on the River Seine, is the capital of the Haute-Normandie region and the historic capital city of Normandy. Once one of the largest and most prosperous cities of medieval Europe , it was the seat of the Exchequer of Normandy in the Middle Ages...
, 31 December 1788 — 24 May 1876) was a painter, connoisseur and arts administrator who became director of the Musée du Louvre and all the royal museums of France. Under the Bourbon Restoration he was attached to the reconstituted royal household (the maison du roi). As secrétaire général des Musées royaux he shared a carriage with Charles Nodier
Charles Nodier
Jean Charles Emmanuel Nodier , was a French author who introduced a younger generation of Romanticists to the conte fantastique, gothic literature, vampire tales, and the importance of dreams as part of literary creation, and whose career as a librarian is often underestimated by literary...
, Jean Alaux
Jean Alaux
Jean Alaux, called "le Romain" , was a French history painter and Director of the French Academy in Rome from 1846-52.-Life and work:...
and Victor Hugo at the coronation of Charles X
Charles X of France
Charles X was known for most of his life as the Comte d'Artois before he reigned as King of France and of Navarre from 16 September 1824 until 2 August 1830. A younger brother to Kings Louis XVI and Louis XVIII, he supported the latter in exile and eventually succeeded him...
in 1825. In 1836 he was appointed directeur adjoint at the Louvre, where he assisted the increasingly debilitated Louis Nicolas Philippe Auguste de Forbin
Louis Nicolas Philippe Auguste de Forbin
Louis Nicolas Philippe Auguste, comte de Forbin was the French painter and antiquary who succeeded Vivant-Denon as curator of the Musée du Louvre and the other museums of France....
; at Forbin's death he was appointed directeur général des beaux-arts, a precursor of the position of Minister of Fine Arts. In 1845 he was elected a membre libre (not being an artist himself) of the Académie des Beaux-Arts
Académie des beaux-arts
The Académie des Beaux-Arts is a French learned society. It is one of the five academies of the Institut de France.It was created in 1795 as the merger of the:* Académie de peinture et de sculpture...
of the Institut de France
Institut de France
The Institut de France is a French learned society, grouping five académies, the most famous of which is the Académie française.The institute, located in Paris, manages approximately 1,000 foundations, as well as museums and chateaux open for visit. It also awards prizes and subsidies, which...
. He was also a chevalier of the Légion d'Honneur
Légion d'honneur
The Legion of Honour, or in full the National Order of the Legion of Honour is a French order established by Napoleon Bonaparte, First Consul of the Consulat which succeeded to the First Republic, on 19 May 1802...
. In February 1848, as revolt erupted and Louis Philippe abdicated, this confirmed royalist resigned his posts.
His portrait, attributed to Georges Rouget
Georges Rouget
Georges Rouget was a neoclassical French painter.- Life :After studying in the école des beaux-arts, Rouget entered David's studio in 1797 and rapidly became his favourite student...
, is at the Musée de Versailles
Palace of Versailles
The Palace of Versailles , or simply Versailles, is a royal château in Versailles in the Île-de-France region of France. In French it is the Château de Versailles....
.