Alexander Louis Leloir

Alexander Louis Leloir studied at Beaux-Arts de Paris. Anna Gardell-Ericson is recorded as having studied under Alexander Louis Leloir. The recorded working language is French. The field of work recorded is painting, graphics and illustration. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are history and genre. Work by Alexander Louis Leloir is recorded in the collections of Metropolitan Museum of Art, Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum, Musée des Beaux-Arts de la ville de Paris, Netherlands Open Air Museum and Unterlinden Museum. Distinctions recorded are Knight of the Legion of Honour.

• Born — 14 March 1843 • Birthplace — Paris, France • Died — 28 January 1884 • Place of death — Paris, France • Occupation — Painter

• Illustration — Alexandre-Louis Leloir as a baby, watercolor by his aunt Laure Noël, née Colin, 1843 Alexandre-Louis Leloir was born in Paris, France. He was born into a family with a rich artistic heritage, the son of the painter Auguste Leloir and fashion illustrator Héloïse Colin and the grandson of the painter Alexandre-Marie Colin. His younger brother was the painter and illustrator Maurice Leloir. Leloir received his early art education from his parents and his maternal grandfather, Alexandre Colin, who had been a pupil of Girodet. In 1860, Leloir entered the École des Beaux-Arts and made several attempts to win the prestigious Prix de Rome. In 1861, he won a Second Grand Prix with The Death of Priam (Museum of Art and Archeology, Guéret), then again in 1862, 1863, and again won a Second Grand Prize in 1864 with Homer on the island of Scyros (Unterlinden Museum, Colmar). He received a medal at the Paris Exposition in 1878. He also distinguished himself in the competition for the painted half-figure (la demi-figure peinte) in 1864. Specializing in historical subject matter and genre scenes, he participated in the Salon as early as 1863, with a scene of the Massacre of Innocents (Musée Bernard-d'Agesci, Niort). His work The Fight of Jacob with the Angel (Roger Quilliot Art Museum in Clermont-Ferrand) presented at the Salon of 1865 is an example of his virtuosity. From 1868, he directed his painting towards genre scenes, drawing inspiration from medieval everyday life, from the interiors of the Grand Siècle, in the Dutch manner, and in Orientalist scenes. He illustrated some editions published by Damase Jouaust, and also illustrated books by Molière and other notable authors. He participated in the foundation of the Society of French Watercolourists in 1879. He was made a Chevalier of the Legion of Honor in 1876.

• Illustration — A Musical Interlude, 1874 (Private Collection) • Illustration — Temptation of St Anthony,1871 • La Mort de Priam, (Priam's Death) 1861, Guéret, Musée d'art et d'archéologie • Véturie aux Pieds de Coriolan, (Coriolan's Journey on Foot), 1862, Location unknown • Joseph Reconnu par ses Frères, (Joseph Recognised by his Brothers) 1863, Private Collection • Le Massacre des Innocents, (The Massacre of the Innocents), 1863, Niort, Musée Bernard d'Agesci • Demi Figure Peinte, (Half-figure Painted), 1864, Paris, École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts • Homère dans l'île de Scyros, (Homer on the Island of Scyros), 1864, Colmar, Musée d'Unterlinden • Daniel dans la Fosse aux Lions, (Daniel in the Lion's Den), 1864, Location unknown, formerly in Douai, Musée de la Chartreuse • Lutte de Jacob et l'Ange, (Jacob Wrestling with the Angel), 1865, Clermont-Ferrand, Musée d'Art Roger-Quilliot • Baptême des Sauvages aux îles Canaries, (Baptism of Natives in the Canary Islands), 1868, Angers, musée des Beaux-Arts • Le Guet-apens, (The Ambush), 1869, Paris, musée du Petit-Palais • Tentation, (Temptation), 1869, Private Collection • Le Choix du Dîner, (Choosing the Dinner), 1872, New-York, Metropolitan Museum of Art • Interlude Musical, (Musical Interlude), Location unknown, 1874 • A Chariot of Swallow, Date unknown • Illustration — In His Cups, 1872 • Illustration — Wandering Minstrel; Old Nuremberg date unknown • Illustration — Priam's Death, 1861 • Illustration — The Massacre of the Innocents, 1863 • Illustration — Jacob Wrestling with the Angel, 1865 • Illustration — Choosing the Dinner, 1872 • Illustration — La chatte metamorphosee, (The Cat's Metamorphosis), Illustration, 1873 • Illustration — Moroccan Girl, Playing a Stringed Instrument, 1875 • Illustration — Wood engraving, Illustration after a painting by Delacroix of Hamlet and Horatio