André Lavrillier
André Henri Lavrillier (7 May 1885 – 28 January 1958) was a French medalist. He won the Prix de Rome for engraving in 1914. Lavrillier studied at the Beaux-Arts de Paris in the workshops of Jules Chaplain (1839–1909), Frédéric de Vernon (1858–1912) and Auguste Patey (1855–1930).
André Lavrillier
Narodowe Archiwum Cyfrowe - Sygnatura 1-E-4035 (Original picture) · Public domain
- Born
- 1885 · 8th arrondissement of Paris.
- Died
- 1958 · 14th arrondissement of Paris.
- Nationality
- France
- Occupation
- medalist · engraver
- Education
- Beaux-Arts de Paris
- Known for
- Leda and the swan
- Honours
- Prix de Rome
- Languages
- French
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André Henri Lavrillier (7 May 1885 – 28 January 1958) was a French medalist. He won the Prix de Rome for engraving in 1914. Lavrillier studied at the Beaux-Arts de Paris in the workshops of Jules Chaplain (1839–1909), Frédéric de Vernon (1858–1912) and Auguste Patey (1855–1930).
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Lavrillier won a Second Grand Prix de Rome in 1911, and a Premier Grand Prix de Rome in 1914. He married the Romanian sculptor Margaret Cossaceanu (1893–1980). They are the parents of photographer Carol-Marc Lavrillier (born in 1933). The designer of numerous French medals and coins including a pattern 1933 penny of which only four are known. The most recent sale of a Lavrillier pattern 1933 penny realised £72,000 at Baldwin's Auction House in London in 2016. He is the older brother of Gaston Lavrillier.
André Lavrillier studied at Beaux-Arts de Paris. The recorded working language is French. Works named in the authority record are Leda and the swan. Distinctions recorded are Prix de Rome.
France, 5 franc coin, 1949 - Fourth Republic. Aluminum, weight 3.5 g, diameter 31 mm. The edge is smooth. Engraver André-Henri Lavrillier. Paris Mint, circulation 203.251.600 pcs.
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- 1.Relevé généalogique sur Filae
- 2.acte de décès. Le site des archives de Paris. 23.
- 3.« Les grands prix de Rome gravures en médailles, L’Ouest-Éclair (Éd. de Caen), 1914. gallica.bnf.fr, consulté le 23 août 2015.
- 4.« Concours de Rome de gravure en médaille. Les grands prix de Rome de 1866 à 1966 », sur www.grandemasse.org, consulté le 23 août 2015.
- 5.« Les concours du Prix de Rome », Le , , Paris, , .
- 6.https://fr.numista.com/catalogue/pieces14638.html
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