François-Emile de Lansac
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François-Émile de Lansac (1 October 1803 – 1 April 1890) was a French painter.
, son of Arnaud de Lansac and Charlotte Émilie Coutures. He was born in Tulle
(Corrèze
), where his father, an Inspector General of the Treasury, was passing through with his spouse on an inspection. A pupil of Jean-Charles Langlois
, a great admirer of Théodore Géricault
, Lansac spent several years at the stud farm in Tarbes
, studying horses. Back in Paris he collaborated with Ary Scheffer
, became his pupil and contributed his talents to many of Scheffer's paintings. On leaving the Scheffer workshop, Lansac specialized in portraits, military scenes and historical subjects. He participated regularly at the Salon des artistes français from 1827 until 1878, was awarded a third-class medal in 1836 and a second class medal in 1838. He was soon placed out of competition. Among his close friends were the contemporary artists Ary Scheffer, Alexandre-Gabriel Decamps
, Thomas Couture
, Constant Troyon
, Henry Scheffer and Alfred de Dreux
.
Lansac's former residence, located on 37 Avenue Montaigne
, in the 8th arrondissement of Paris, is now house to the visa office of the Canadian Embassy.
He died in Paris in 1890.
(1847), Equestrian Portrait of maréchal de la Palisse
(1835), Equestrian Portrait of the Duke of Orléans (1844), Equestrian Portrait of Prince Louis-Napoléon (1850). The Equestrian Portrait of the duc d'Orléans, exhibited at the Salon in 1844, is at the Versailles Museum. The musée de l'Armée
at the Invalides
in Paris displays his Trumpet of the 5th Hussar Regiment of 1837. The Fine Arts Museum of Bordeaux
has two studies of horses by Lansac, a Study of a Bay Horse and a Study of a White Horse. At the National Museum of Compiègne
is a work entitled Two Dogs on a Red Marker. The National Museum of Popular Arts and Traditions (Musée national des Arts et Traditions populaires) Paris displays his painting Une Forge purchased by the state at the Salon of 1831. The National Museum of the castles of Versailles
and Trianon
displays the Portrait équestre du maréchal de la Palisse of 1835.
In 1840, Jean-François Destigny wrote in Revue Poétique du Salon de 1840 about Lansac's painting entitled Mort du lieutenant général comte de Damrémont, gouverneur de l'Algérie, tué devant Constantine le 12 octobre 1837:
Life
Lansac was descended of a family from BéarnBéarn
Béarn is one of the traditional provinces of France, located in the Pyrenees mountains and in the plain at their feet, in southwest France. Along with the three Basque provinces of Soule, Lower Navarre, and Labourd, the principality of Bidache, as well as small parts of Gascony, it forms in the...
, son of Arnaud de Lansac and Charlotte Émilie Coutures. He was born in Tulle
Tulle
Tulle is a commune and capital of the Corrèze department in the Limousin region in central France. It is also the episcopal see of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Tulle...
(Corrèze
Corrèze
Corrèze is a department in south central France, named after the Corrèze River.The inhabitants of the department are called Corréziens or Corréziennes according to gender.-History:...
), where his father, an Inspector General of the Treasury, was passing through with his spouse on an inspection. A pupil of Jean-Charles Langlois
Jean-Charles Langlois
Jean-Charles Langlois, known as The Colonel was a French soldier and painter.-Biography:Langlois was born in Beaumont-en-Auge...
, a great admirer of Théodore Géricault
Théodore Géricault
Jean-Louis André Théodore Géricault was a profoundly influential French artist, painter and lithographer, known for The Raft of the Medusa and other paintings...
, Lansac spent several years at the stud farm in Tarbes
Tarbes
Tarbes is a commune in the Hautes-Pyrénées department in south-western France.It is part of the historical region of Gascony. It is the second largest metropolitan area of Midi-Pyrénées, with 110,000 inhabitants....
, studying horses. Back in Paris he collaborated with Ary Scheffer
Ary Scheffer
Ary Scheffer , French painter of Dutch and German extraction, was born in Dordrecht.-Life:After the early death of his father Johann Baptist, a poor painter, Ary's mother Cornelia, herself a painter and daughter of landscapist Arie Lamme, took him to Paris and placed him in the studio of...
, became his pupil and contributed his talents to many of Scheffer's paintings. On leaving the Scheffer workshop, Lansac specialized in portraits, military scenes and historical subjects. He participated regularly at the Salon des artistes français from 1827 until 1878, was awarded a third-class medal in 1836 and a second class medal in 1838. He was soon placed out of competition. Among his close friends were the contemporary artists Ary Scheffer, Alexandre-Gabriel Decamps
Alexandre-Gabriel Decamps
]Alexandre-Gabriel Decamps was a French painter.He was born in Paris. In his youth he travelled in the East, and reproduced Oriental life and scenery with a bold fidelity to nature that puzzled conventional critics...
, Thomas Couture
Thomas Couture
Thomas Couture was an influential French history painter and teacher. Couture taught such later luminaries of the art world as Édouard Manet, Henri Fantin-Latour, John La Farge, Pierre Puvis de Chavannes, Karel Javůrek, and J-N Sylvestre.-Life:He was born at Senlis, Oise, France...
, Constant Troyon
Constant Troyon
Constant Troyon , French painter, was born in Sèvres, near Paris, where his father was connected with the famous manufactory of porcelain....
, Henry Scheffer and Alfred de Dreux
Alfred de Dreux
Alfred de Dreux, a French historical and portrait painter, was born in Paris in 1810. He was the son of the architect Pierre Anne Dedreux, and nephew of P. J. Dedreux-Dorcy. He studied under Léon Cogniet, and painted animals as well as portraits. He died in Paris in 1860.Note: Bryan erroneously...
.
Lansac's former residence, located on 37 Avenue Montaigne
Avenue Montaigne
Avenue Montaigne is a street in the 8th arrondisement of Paris, France-Name origin:Avenue Montaigne was originally called the allée des Veuves because women in mourning gathered there, but the street has changed much since those days of the early 18th century. The current name comes from Michel...
, in the 8th arrondissement of Paris, is now house to the visa office of the Canadian Embassy.
He died in Paris in 1890.
Works
His often quoted works are: Episode of the siege of Missolonghi (1827), Equestrian Portrait of Olivier de ClissonOlivier de Clisson
Olivier de Clisson , nicknamed "The Butcher", was a Breton soldier, the son of the Olivier de Clisson who was put to death in 1343 on the suspicion of having wished to give up Nantes to the English.- Biography :...
(1847), Equestrian Portrait of maréchal de la Palisse
Jacques de la Palice
Jacques de la Palice was a French nobleman and military officer. His full name and titles are Jacques II de Chabannes, Lord of La Palice, of Pacy, of Chauverothe, of Bort-le-Comte and of Héron...
(1835), Equestrian Portrait of the Duke of Orléans (1844), Equestrian Portrait of Prince Louis-Napoléon (1850). The Equestrian Portrait of the duc d'Orléans, exhibited at the Salon in 1844, is at the Versailles Museum. The musée de l'Armée
Musée de l'Armée
The Musée de l'Armée is a museum at Les Invalides in Paris, France. Originally built as a hospital and home for disabled soldiers by Louis XIV, it now houses the Tomb of Napoleon and the museum of the Army of France...
at the Invalides
Les Invalides
Les Invalides , officially known as L'Hôtel national des Invalides , is a complex of buildings in the 7th arrondissement of Paris, France, containing museums and monuments, all relating to the military history of France, as well as a hospital and a retirement home for war veterans, the building's...
in Paris displays his Trumpet of the 5th Hussar Regiment of 1837. The Fine Arts Museum of Bordeaux
Bordeaux
Bordeaux is a port city on the Garonne River in the Gironde department in southwestern France.The Bordeaux-Arcachon-Libourne metropolitan area, has a population of 1,010,000 and constitutes the sixth-largest urban area in France. It is the capital of the Aquitaine region, as well as the prefecture...
has two studies of horses by Lansac, a Study of a Bay Horse and a Study of a White Horse. At the National Museum of Compiègne
Compiègne
Compiègne is a city in northern France. It is designated municipally as a commune within the département of Oise.The city is located along the Oise River...
is a work entitled Two Dogs on a Red Marker. The National Museum of Popular Arts and Traditions (Musée national des Arts et Traditions populaires) Paris displays his painting Une Forge purchased by the state at the Salon of 1831. The National Museum of the castles of 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....
and Trianon
Trianon
Trianon may refer to:* Le Grand Trianon, a palace near Versailles, France* Le Petit Trianon, a château near Versailles, France* Le Trianon , a theatre and concert hall at 80, boulevard de Rochechouart in Paris...
displays the Portrait équestre du maréchal de la Palisse of 1835.
Echoes from the Salon des Artistes Français
"M. Émile de Lansac has delivered this year only two subjects and two portraits. But let us say that they are placed among the most distinguished works. We find in his easel paintings all the qualities that have put Mr. de Lansac among our best artists, the composition is always cleverly studied, the color is warm and strong and the design brilliant. As for portraits, Mr. de Lansac has managed to draw skilfully the difficulties presented by a character upon which the caricature pencil had so often been exercised."In 1840, Jean-François Destigny wrote in Revue Poétique du Salon de 1840 about Lansac's painting entitled Mort du lieutenant général comte de Damrémont, gouverneur de l'Algérie, tué devant Constantine le 12 octobre 1837:
- La Mort de Damrémont, ce sanglant épisode
- D'une guerre sans fin comme sans résultat,
- D'Émile de Lansac est le tableau d'éclat.
- Mais ce n'est qu'un quatrain pour qui mérite une ode:
- Il fallait du héros éterniser les traits,
- Et ne pas s'en servir comme d'un vain prétexte
- Pour aduler un prince et broder sur le texte
- Un pareil nombre de portraits.
Sources
- Benezit Dictionary of ArtistsBenezit Dictionary of ArtistsThe Benezit Dictionary of Artists is an extensive publication of bibliographical information on painters, sculptors, designers and engravers created primarily for art museums, auction houses, historians and dealers...
, Volume 6, page 436 (1976) - René Fage in: Bulletin de la Société des lettres, sciences et arts de la Corrèze (1890)
- François-Émile de Lansac on the JocondeJocondeJoconde is the central database, now mostly available online, for objects in the collections of the state museums of France, maintained by the French Ministry of Culture. "La Joconde" is the French name of the Mona Lisa, which like almost all the collections of the Louvre, is included in the...
database - Nina M. Athanassoglou-Kallmyer French Images From the Greek War of Independence 1821-1830
- Elisabeth Hardouin-Fugier & Françoise Dupuis-Testenoire Le Peintre et l'animal en France au xix siècle. Editions de l'Amateur, 2001 (ISBN 2-85917-326-9)
- La Grèce en révolte, Delacroix et les peintres français 1815-1848. Éditions de la Réunion des musées nationaux, Paris 1996 (ISBN 2-7118-3395-X)