Étienne-Jean Delécluze
Étienne-Jean Delécluze was a French painter, art historian, writer, literary historian and art critic (1781–1863). He was born in Paris and died in Versailles.
Also recorded as Etienne-Jean Delecluze · E. J. Delécluze · Etienne Jean Delecluze · Etienne-Jean Delécluze
Étienne-Jean Delécluze
Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres · Public domain
- Born
- 1781 · Paris
- Died
- 1863 · Versailles
- Nationality
- France
- Occupation
- painter · art historian · writer · literary historian · art critic
- Education
- Collège de Lisieux · Académie royale de peinture et de sculpture
- Teachers
- Jacques-Louis David
- Honours
- Knight of the Legion of Honour
- Languages
- French
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Identity and origins
Étienne-Jean Delécluze studied at Collège de Lisieux and Académie royale de peinture et de sculpture. Training under Jacques-Louis David is recorded. The recorded working language is French.
Work by Étienne-Jean Delécluze is recorded in the collections of Bowes Museum and Musée Magnin.
Distinctions recorded are Knight of the Legion of Honour.
The authorities additionally record the headings Etienne-Jean Delecluze, E. J. Delécluze, Etienne Jean Delecluze, Etienne-Jean Delécluze and Etienne Jean Delécluze. His recorded language was French.
Other recorded relations include Eugène Viollet-le-Duc and Adolphe Viollet-le-Duc.
Identity
Étienne-Jean Delécluze is recorded with the occupation painter. Traité élémentaire de peinture. Contenant les principes du dessin, du modelé et du coloris, et leur application à l'imitation des objets à la composition.. / par M. Étienne-Jean Delécluze is recorded as painter, art historian, writer, literary historian and art critic. 2010.9.1).
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Life and career
Explore 1781–1863
The full dated record · 13 entries
1781
Étienne-Jean Delécluze born at Paris.
1814
The Emperor Augustus Rebuking Cornelius Cinna for His Treachery, dated 1814, held by Bowes Museum.
1821
Voyage en Auvergne, dated 1821, held by Musée d'Art Roger-Quilliot.
1821
Voyage en Auvergne (Musée d'Art Roger-Quilliot).
1841
Leonard de Vinci m. E.J. Delécluze (1841) is digitised and catalogued by Internet Archive.
1841
Leonard de Vinci m. E.J. Delécluze digitised by Internet Archive.
1842
Traité élémentaire de peinture. Contenant les principes du dessin, du modelé et du coloris, et leur application à l'imitation des objets à la composition... / par M. Delécluze., dated 1842, held by Wellcome Collection.
1842
Dona Olimpia is dated 1842.
1842
Palestrina (1842) is digitised and catalogued by Internet Archive.
1846
Thomas von Aquino und seine Zeit, nach Touron, Delecluze und den Quellen (1846) is digitised and catalogued by Internet Archive.
1846
Thomas von Aquino und seine Zeit, nach Touron, Delecluze und den Quellen digitised by Internet Archive.
1854
Dante Alighieri ou La poésie amoureuse par E. J. Delécluze Vie de Dante Alighieri, la Vie nouvelle, correspondances poétiques des Fidèles d'amour, poésie amoureuse avant Dante Amak, AzzEddinElmocadessi, Comte de Poitiers, SaintFrancois d'Assise... digitised by Internet Archive.
1863
Étienne-Jean Delécluze died at Versailles.
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- Paris
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Versailles
Death place
Where the work is held
Recognition and collections
Étienne-Jean Delécluze received Knight of the Legion of Honour.
Primary material
Documents and archives
scholarly publication
- Delécluze, Etienne-Jean, Oxford Art Online, 2003
Scholarly · Crossref registry · 2003
- Étienne-Jean Delécluze (1781–1863), un observateur privilégié du Salon au XIXe siècle, The Paris Fine Art Salon/Le Salon, 1791–1881
Scholarly · Crossref registry
- Étienne-Jean Delécluze, Art from China, and Nineteenth-Century French Painting, Beyond Chinoiserie, 2018
Scholarly · Crossref registry · 2018
reference work
- Wikidata, structured authority record Q289177: Étienne-Jean Delécluze
Reputable secondary · Wikimedia Foundation
- “Étienne-Jean Delécluze”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
Reputable secondary · Wikipedia
Literature
Literature
Delécluze, Etienne-Jean, Oxford Art Online, 2003
Literature
Scholarly footprint
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Citations
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scholarly publication
Delécluze, Etienne-Jean, Oxford Art Online, 2003Crossref registry
Verifiedscholarly publication
Étienne-Jean Delécluze (1781–1863), un observateur privilégié du Salon au XIXe siècle, The Paris Fine Art Salon/Le Salon, 1791–1881Crossref registry
Verifiedscholarly publication
Étienne-Jean Delécluze, Art from China, and Nineteenth-Century French Painting, Beyond Chinoiserie, 2018Crossref registry
Verifiedreference work
Wikidata, structured authority record Q289177: Étienne-Jean DelécluzeWikimedia Foundation
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Étienne-Jean Delécluze studied at Collège de Lisieux and Académie royale de peinture et de sculpture. He trained under Jacques-Louis David.
The Encyclopedia exists whether or not anything is for sale. Corrections are recorded rather than overwritten, and every version of this record is kept. Published 14 August 2026.
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