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Jules-Émile Saintin

1829 – 1894

French painter

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Lived 1829 – 1894 (aged 64). Jules-Émile Saintin was a French painter and draftsperson.

Jules-Émile Saintin (14 August 1829 – 13 July 1894) was a neoclassic French painter. Biography Jules Émile Saintin was born in Lemé, France. He was a pupil of Michel Martin Drolling and François-Édouard Picot at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris in 1845. He exhibited pencil portraits at the Salon des artistes français (Salon of French Artists) in 1850 and in 1853.

In April 1854, he went to live and work in the United States, where he painted portraits, landscapes and Indian subjects.

He returned to Paris in 1860 and developed a workshop where he made paintings with American themes, and genre scenes.

In 1876, he was appointed Commissioner of the Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia.

Jules Émile Saintin was a friend of the architect Charles Garnier and the painter Paul Baudry.

He was appointed a Chevalier (Knight) of the Legion of Honour in 1877.

Works John C. Breckenridge, Vice President of the United States The Pony Express (1863) The Small War, Portrait of M. V. Giraud and Mlle. de Sade (1865) The Path to War (1865), Musée de la Crèche, Chaumont, Haute-Marne Carmella, Marthe, Portrait of Princess Mathilde and Mlle. Edile Riquier (1866) Portraits of Mlle. Jouassain and Émilie Dubois (1868) Indecision, Deception (1870) First Engagement, Self Satisfied (1877) Émilienne (1879) Flowers of Nice, Abandon (1880) At Tuileries, Near the Sea (1882) Autumn Night (1887) Brumaire, La Roche-aux-Mouettes (1888)

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Birth century
Nationality
Education
Beaux-Arts de Paris
Awards
Knight of the Legion of Honour
Also known as
Jules Emile Santin, Jules E. Saintin, Jules Emile Saintin, Jules Émile Saintin, saintin, Jules-Emile Saintin
moreJ. E. Saintin, emile saintin, de saintin, E. Saintin, Santin, j.e. saintin

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Who was Jules-Émile Saintin?

French painter (1829–1894)

When was Jules-Émile Saintin born?

Jules-Émile Saintin was born on 14 August 1829 in Lemé.

When did Jules-Émile Saintin die?

Jules-Émile Saintin died on 13 July 1894 in Paris.

What was Jules-Émile Saintin's occupation?

Jules-Émile Saintin was a painter and draftsperson.

What nationality was Jules-Émile Saintin?

Jules-Émile Saintin was French.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Jules-Émile Saintin

· Wikidata: Q14535888

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