Albert Maignan

Training under Jules Achille Noël is recorded. Henri Pierre Jamet, Blanche Paymal-Amouroux and Paul Michel Dupuy are recorded as having studied under Albert Maignan. The recorded working language is French. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are history. Évariste-Vital Luminais is recorded as an influence. Positions recorded include chairperson. Works named in the authority record are Start of the Norman fleet for the conquest of England in 1066. Work by Albert Maignan is recorded in the collections of National Gallery of Victoria, Minneapolis Institute of Art, Palais des Beaux-Arts de Lille, Musée de Picardie and Musée d'Orsay. Distinctions recorded are Officer of the Legion of Honour.

• Name — Albert Maignan • Born — 14 October 1845 • Birthplace — Beaumont-sur-Sarthe, France • Died — 29 September 1908 • Place of death — Saint-Prix, France • Training — Under Jules Noël, Évariste Vital Luminais • Works — Homage to Clovis II, Louis IX consoling a leper • Awards — Médaille d'or in 1889, Légion d'honneur in 1895.

In 1864, he left his hometown to study law in Paris, earning his diploma in 1866. During his studies he also painted and took art lessons from Jules Achille Noël. He had his début at the Salon of 1867, and continued to exhibit there throughout his life. In 1868, he travelled extensively, painting in Rouen, Córdoba, Seville and at the Suez Canal before its opening. Upon his return, he found a position in the studios of Évariste Vital Luminais. In 1889, he won a gold medal at the Exposition Universelle and received the Medal of Honor at the Salon in 1892. Three years later, he was named a Knight in the Légion d'honneur. Most of his work is devoted to history painting, although he also produced many portraits. His Spanish and Orientalist paintings show the influence of Henri Regnault. After 1889, he also drew illustrations and painted decorative murals, including some at the Salon des Lettres at the Hôtel de Ville and the Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Saint-Étienne. Branching out, from 1895 to 1899 he created a series of tapestries for the Salle des Conférences at the Palais du Luxembourg. He was also part of a group of painters who decorated the foyer at the Opéra-Comique and was one of several who were given commissions to decorate "Le Train Bleu", a famous restaurant in the Gare de Lyon, in 1900.

• Illustration — The Departure of Hektor (Princeton University Art Museum) • Illustration — Fresco at Le Train Bleu • Illustration — Fortune Teller • Illustration — Homage to Clovis II • Illustration — Green Muse (depicting a poet being overcome by absinthe) • Illustration — Poster for Jules Massenet's opera Ariane (1906)

Albert Maignan was recorded at birth as Albert Pierre René Maignan. The authorities additionally record the headings Albert Pierre René Maignan, Albert Pierre Rene Maignan, Albert-Pierre-René Maignan, Albert Pierre Rene and Albert-Pierre-Rene Maignan. His recorded language was French.

Albert Maignan is recorded as having received Officer of the Legion of Honour. Maignan received Officer of the Legion of Honour.