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Charles-Philippe de Chennevières-Pointel

1820 – 1899

French writer and art historian

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Lived 1820 – 1899 (aged 78). Charles-Philippe de Chennevières-Pointel was a French art historian, writer and art collector.

Charles-Philippe, marquis de Chennevières-Pointel, known as Jean de Falaise (23 July 1820, Falaise – 1 April 1899) was a French writer and art historian.

Life and career Chennevières was a learned connoisseur and collected thousands of French drawings from 1500 to 1860. His friends included Charles Baudelaire, Theophile Gautier and the Goncourt brothers. He served in the arts administration of the Second Empire (1851-1870). He joined the Louvre in 1846, and later became its curator from 1852 to 1870, and was responsible for the Fine Arts exhibition at the 1855 Paris World's Fair. In 1873, Chennevières became the Director of the national École des Beaux-Arts (School of Fine Arts).

From March 8 to June 7, 2007, selections from his collection of drawings were the subject of an exhibition at the Louvre museum, "Philippe de Chennevières - Collector of French 19th Century Drawings".

Works

Essai politique d’un cousin de Charlotte Corday, Nogent-le-Rotrou, Gouverneur, 1871; Essais sur l’histoire de la peinture française, Paris, 1894; Essais sur l’organisation des arts en Province, Paris, J.-B. Dumoulin, 1852; Historiettes baguenaudières par un Normand, Aix, Aubin, 1845 ; Inauguration de la statue de Nicolas Poussin aux Andelys, Argentan, Barbier, 1851; Les Décorations du Panthéon, Paris, l’Artiste, 1885; Les Derniers Contes de Jean de Falaise, 1860; Lettres rurales, Mamers, J. Fleury, 1872; Lettres sur l’art français en 1850, Argentan, Barbier, 1851; Notes d’un compilateur sur les sculpteurs et les sculptures en ivoire, Amiens, Lenoel-Herourt, 1857; Notice historique et descriptive sur la Galerie d’Apollon au Louvre, Paris, Pillet fils aîné, 1851; Notice sur M. le Bon Taylor, Paris, Firmin-Didot, 1881; Portraits inédits d’artistes français, Paris, Vignères, Rapilly, 1855–69; V. Le Harivel-Durocher, Bellême, G. Levayer, 1898; Souvenirs d’un directeur des beaux-arts, Paris, L’Artiste, 1883-1889; réimp. Paris, Arthéna, 2001; Suzanne ou la terre normande, Paris, L’Artiste, 1883-1889; réimp. Paris, Arthéna, 2001; Notice sur la galerie d’Apollon, 1851; Essai sur l’organisation des arts en province, 1852; Les Aventures du petit roi saint Louis devant Bellesme, 1865; Contes percherons, Nogent-le-Rotrou, 1869; Les Caprices de Manette, 1878; Les Dessins de maires anciens, exposés à l’École des Beaux-Arts en 1879, 1880; Les Dessins du Louvre, 1882–1884.

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Officer of the Legion of Honour
Also known as
Jean de Falaise, Charles-Philippe, Marquis de Chennevières-Pointel, Marquis de Chennevières Charles-Philippe, Marquis de Chennevières, Charles-Philippe de Chennevieres-Pointel
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Frequently asked questions

Who was Charles-Philippe de Chennevières-Pointel?

French writer and art historian

When was Charles-Philippe de Chennevières-Pointel born?

Charles-Philippe de Chennevières-Pointel was born on 23 July 1820 in Falaise.

When did Charles-Philippe de Chennevières-Pointel die?

Charles-Philippe de Chennevières-Pointel died on 1 April 1899 in 7th arrondissement of Paris, Rue Paul-Louis-Courier.

What was Charles-Philippe de Chennevières-Pointel's occupation?

Charles-Philippe de Chennevières-Pointel was an art historian, writer and art collector.

What nationality was Charles-Philippe de Chennevières-Pointel?

Charles-Philippe de Chennevières-Pointel was French.

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