Christophe Guérin

Christophe Guérin was a French printmaker, draftsperson, painter, publisher and engraver (1758–1831). He was born at Strasbourg.

Also recorded as Christophe Guerin.

Christophe Guérin in brief

Born
1758
Died
1831
Known for
printmaker, draftsperson, painter, publisher, engraver and artist
Place of birth
Strasbourg
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Identity and origins

The authorities additionally record the heading Christophe Guerin. His recorded languages were French and German.

He was the child of Jean Guérin.

Catalogued works

14 works under this name are catalogued by Open Library, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Art Institute of Chicago and Wellcome Collection. Their recorded dates run from 1780 to 1908.

1916, deux régiments bretons à Verdun. Cupid disarmed (L'amour desarmé), Venus at center holding Cupid's bow over her head as he reaches upwards to take it from her, a satyr at left taking Cupid's quiver, dated ca. 1780–1831, engraving, held by The Metropolitan Museum of Art, inventory 28.22.26. Proposed Chicago Civic Center, Chicago, Illinois, Perspective, dated 1908, ink, colored inks, graphite, and watercolor on toned paper, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1989.457. View Looking West Over the City, 1909 Plan of Chicago, dated 1907, watercolor and graphite on paper, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1991.1381. Flatiron Building, New York, New York, Perspective, dated 1902, charcoal and ink wash on linen, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1983.798. Scene from Voltaire's "La Pucelle d'Orléans", dated c. 1815, lithograph in black on cream wove paper, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1940.1231. Idler, dated 1816, lithograph in black on pinkish-cream wove paper, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1923.1091. Giuseppe Balsamo Cagliostro. Line engraving by C. Guérin, 1781, after himself., dated 1781, held by Wellcome Collection. Jacob Reinbold Spielmann. Line engraving by C. Guerin, 1781, after himself., held by Wellcome Collection. Jean Hermann. Stipple engraving by A. Tardieu after C. Guérin., held by Wellcome Collection. Saint Mary Magdalen. Engraving by Guérin after A. Allegri, il Correggio., held by Wellcome Collection. Saint Benedict. Engraving by C. Guérin after G.G. Serangeli after E. Le Sueur., held by Wellcome Collection. Letters by Henri Milne-Edwards, dated 1829-1864, held by Wellcome Collection. Letters and papers received by Desgenettes, dated 1793-1813, held by Wellcome Collection.

In public collections

Work associated with this heading is recorded in 3 named public collections.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art: 2 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. The Art Institute of Chicago: 5 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Wellcome Collection: 7 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue.

Literature

6 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.

Guérin, Christophe, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011. Guérin, Gabriel Christophe, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011. Fabrication of microcompartments with controlled size and shape for encapsulating active matter, Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology, 2025. Network heterogeneity regulates steering in actin-based motility, Nature Communications, 2017. A key function for microtubule-associated-protein 6 in activity-dependent stabilisation of actin filaments in dendritic spines, Nature Communications, 2018. Quantitative regulation of the dynamic steady state of actin networks, eLife, 2019.

Digitised editions and texts

8 digitised items associated with this heading are catalogued by Internet Archive, DataCite (Unpublished), DataCite ([Johann Rudolf Meyer]) and DataCite ([éditeur non identifié]).

L'Amour desarme (2024) — Internet Archive. Dominique Vivant-Denon (1810) — Internet Archive. Computation of Source for Non-Meshed Coils in a Reduced Domain with A-V Formulation (2015) — DataCite (Unpublished). Direct computation of current density to solve 3D electric conduction problems using facet elements with Finite Element Method (2013) — DataCite (Unpublished). Computation of Source for Non-Meshed Coils with A-V Formulation (2015) — DataCite (Unpublished). Carte des environs de Berne, Soleure et Fribourg (1798) — DataCite ([Johann Rudolf Meyer]). Plus grande partie de la Suisse romande ou Canton du Léman (1798) — DataCite ([éditeur non identifié]). Atlas Suisse (1796) — DataCite ([Johann Rudolf Meyer]).

Scholarly footprint

Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 8 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)) and 10 deposited research records (DataCite Commons). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.

Evidence base

This article draws on 8 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 8 means 8 genuinely separate publishers of record. 13 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.

In detail

the recorded working language is French and German.

The field of work recorded is visual arts and copper engraving technique.

Places of work recorded in the authority are Strasbourg.

Work by Christophe Guérin is recorded in the collections of Philadelphia Museum of Art and Print Collection.

Chronology

  1. 1758Christophe Guérin born at Strasbourg.
  2. 1780Cupid disarmed (L'amour desarmé), Venus at center holding Cupid's bow over her head as he reaches upwards to take it from her, a satyr at left taking Cupid's quiver (The Metropolitan Museum of Art).
  3. 1798Carte des environs de Berne, Soleure et Fribourg digitised by DataCite ([Johann Rudolf Meyer]).
  4. 1810Dominique Vivant-Denon digitised by Internet Archive.
  5. 1815Scene from Voltaire's "La Pucelle d'Orléans" (The Art Institute of Chicago).
  6. 1831Christophe Guérin died at Strasbourg.

Sources

Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.

  1. 1.

    DataCite Commons, deposited research records naming “Christophe Guérin”

    Institutional database · Scholarly

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  2. 2.

    Guérin, Christophe, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  3. 3.

    Guérin, Gabriel Christophe, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  4. 4.

    Open Library author record for Christophe Guérin (Internet Archive), 0 catalogued works.

    Institutional database · Scholarly · Internet Archive

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  5. 5.

    Directory of Open Access Journals lists 4 articles naming Christophe Guérin.

    open access index · Unverified

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  6. 6.

    Internet Archive, 2 digitised items catalogued under Christophe Guérin as creator.

    digital repository · Unverified

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  7. 7.

    The Art Institute of Chicago, collection records associated with Christophe Guérin.

    museum collection · Unverified · The Art Institute of Chicago

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  8. 8.

    The Metropolitan Museum of Art, collection records associated with Christophe Guérin (2 objects).

    museum collection · Unverified · The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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  9. 9.

    Wellcome Collection catalogue records 7 works naming Christophe Guérin.

    museum collection · Unverified · Wellcome Collection

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  10. 10.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q15448650: Christophe Guérin

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikidata

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  11. 11.

    “Christophe Guérin”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

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