Édouard Desplechin
Édouard Desplechin (12 April 1802 – 10 December 1871), was a 19th-century French scenic designer, one of the most famous of his time.
Édouard Desplechin
Not identified · Scan from the original work: Lévêque, Jean-Maxime (2008). Edouard Desplechin, le decorateur du Grand Opéra à la française (1802–1871). Paris: L'Harmattan. ISBN 9782296056206. · Public domain
- Name
- Édouard Desplechin
- Born
- 12 April 1802
- Birthplace
- Lille, France
- Died
- 10 December 1871
- Place of death
- Paris, France
- Field
- Scenic design
- Nationality
- France.
- Occupation
- painter and scenographer.
- Languages
- French.
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• Name — Édouard Desplechin • Born — 12 April 1802 • Birthplace — Lille, France • Died — 10 December 1871 • Place of death — Paris, France • Field — Scenic design
Biography
Biography
• Illustration — "Isis' temple", volume model for act III of Mosè in Egitto by Rossini He created numerous settings for grands opéras and theatre plays of the romantic era, and closely collaborated with great composers such as Meyerbeer, Verdi, Gounod and Wagner. His workshop was taken over by Eugène Carpezat and Jean-Baptiste Lavastre.
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1802
Édouard Desplechin was born on 12 April 1802.
1870
Édouard Desplechin died on 10 December 1871.
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Édouard Desplechin was born in Lille.
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Édouard Desplechin died in Paris.
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• Jean-Baptiste Lavastre (1839–1891).
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- 1.His name is often spelt "Despléchin" » with an acute accent.
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- Jean-Maxime Levêque, Édouard Desplechin, le décorateur du grand opéra à la française (1802-1871), L’Harmattan, collection « Univers musical », 2008, 198 p.
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