Achille-Louis-Joseph Sirouy
Illustration — Homme et Femme Cafres (1888) • Illustration — Le Maréchal Andrés de Santa Cruz (1861) Achille-Louis-Joseph Sirouy (29 November 1834 Beauvais - January 1904 Paris) was a French engraver, lithographer, painter and illustrator. He worked in Aurillac, Beauvais and Paris between 1849 and 1904. A pupil of Émile Lassalle and Thomas Couture, Sirouy produced numerous lithographs after Delacroix, Alexandre-Gabriel Decamps, Meissonier, Tassaert and Ludwig Knaus, and large numbers of portraits of celebrities, statesmen and politicians.
Also recorded as Achille Louis Joseph Sirouy
Achille-Louis-Joseph Sirouy
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- Born
- 1834 · Beauvais.
- Died
- 1904 · 15th arrondissement of Paris.
- Nationality
- France
- Occupation
- painter · engraver · illustrator · artist
- Education
- Beaux-Arts de Paris
- Teachers
- Thomas Couture
- Honours
- Knight of the Legion of Honour
- Languages
- French
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Illustration — Homme et Femme Cafres (1888) • Illustration — Le Maréchal Andrés de Santa Cruz (1861) Achille-Louis-Joseph Sirouy (29 November 1834 Beauvais - January 1904 Paris) was a French engraver, lithographer, painter and illustrator. He worked in Aurillac, Beauvais and Paris between 1849 and 1904. A pupil of Émile Lassalle and Thomas Couture, Sirouy produced numerous lithographs after Delacroix, Alexandre-Gabriel Decamps, Meissonier, Tassaert and Ludwig Knaus, and large numbers of portraits of celebrities, statesmen and politicians.
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He depicted many mythological and biblical scenes, such as The Punishment of Tantalus (1866), The Mirror (1868), The Prodigal Son (1873) and The Sphinx (1880). He was awarded the Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour in 1869 for his lithographic work. Sirouy illustrated Mark Twain's The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and The Adventures of Huck Finn. He was given a number of commissions by the State, including the décor of the Palais de la Légion d'Honneur formerly known as l'Hôtel de Salm, when its interior was devastated by a fire in 1871.
Achille-Louis-Joseph Sirouy studied at Beaux-Arts de Paris. Training under Thomas Couture is recorded. The recorded working language is French. Work by Achille-Louis-Joseph Sirouy is recorded in the collections of National Gallery of Canada, Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp and Musée des Beaux-Arts de la ville de Paris. Distinctions recorded are Knight of the Legion of Honour.
Achille-Louis-Joseph Sirouy is recorded as having received Knight of the Legion of Honour.
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1834
Achille-Louis-Joseph Sirouy born at Beauvais.
1904
Achille-Louis-Joseph Sirouy died at 15th arrondissement of Paris.
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Beauvais.
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Formation and teaching. Sirouy studied at Beaux-Arts de Paris. He trained under Thomas Couture. Sirouy received Knight of the Legion of Honour.
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National Gallery of Canada, Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp and Musée des Beaux-Arts de la ville de Paris
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