Godefroy Durand

Godefroy Durand was a French illustrator, printmaker, painter, draftsperson, copper engraver and xylographer (1832–1896). He was born at Düsseldorf and died at 5th arrondissement of Paris.

Also recorded as Godfrey Durand; G. Durand.

Godefroy Durand in brief

Born
1832
Died
1896
Known for
illustrator, printmaker, painter, draftsperson, copper engraver and xylographer
Place of birth
Düsseldorf
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Career and activity

Godefroy Durand worked in painting, art of drawing, illustration, copper engraving technique and wood engraving technique.

He worked at France and United Kingdom.

Catalogued works

12 works under this name are catalogued by The Art Institute of Chicago and Wellcome Collection. Their recorded dates run from 1825 to 1884.

Delaware Water Gap, dated 1830, engraving on off-white wove paper, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 2013.787. Musidora, dated 1825, etching and engraving on paper, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 2013.786. Catskill Mountains, dated n.d., engraving on paper, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 2013.788. Study of Rocks in Pearson's Ravine, dated Mid–1850s, oil on canvas, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 2018.364. Three naked men are tied to trees with a bonfire set alight before them threatening to burn or asphyxiate them. Wood engraving by Horace Harral after Godefroy Durand., held by Wellcome Collection. Christmas benefit at University College Hospital, London. Wood engraving after G. Durand, 1874., dated 1874, held by Wellcome Collection. Abyssinian girls carrying water to a camp. Wood engraving by G. Durand., dated 1884, held by Wellcome Collection. Sir Richard Owen. Wood engraving after G. Durand., held by Wellcome Collection. The procession following the coffin of David Livingstone in Southampton in 1873. Wood engraving by G. Durand., dated 1873, held by Wellcome Collection. The meeting between David Livingstone and Henry Morton Stanley in Africa, 28 October 1872. Coloured wood engraving after G. Durand., held by Wellcome Collection. A woman being tortured by being strapped naked onto a horse and dragged through a town. Wood engraving after G. Durand., held by Wellcome Collection. Red Cross workers sleeping in hammocks during the Serbo-Turkish War. Wood engraving after G. Durand., held by Wellcome Collection.

In public collections

Work associated with this heading is recorded in 2 named public collections.

The Art Institute of Chicago: 4 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Wellcome Collection: 18 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue.

Literature

1 scholarly publication naming this subject was located in the registry of record.

Durand, Godefroy, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011.

Scholarly footprint

Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 5 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)). 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 4 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 4 means 4 genuinely separate publishers of record. 16 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.

In detail

the recorded working language is French.

The field of work recorded is painting, art of drawing and illustration.

Places of work recorded in the authority are France and United Kingdom.

Work by Godefroy Durand is recorded in the collections of Malta Maritime Museum.

Chronology

  1. 1825Musidora (The Art Institute of Chicago).
  2. 1830Delaware Water Gap (The Art Institute of Chicago).
  3. 1832Godefroy Durand born at Düsseldorf.
  4. 1850Study of Rocks in Pearson's Ravine (The Art Institute of Chicago).
  5. 1874Christmas benefit at University College Hospital, London. Wood engraving after G. Durand, 1874. (Wellcome Collection).
  6. 1896Godefroy Durand died at 5th arrondissement of Paris.

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.

    Durand, Godefroy, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  2. 2.

    The Art Institute of Chicago, collection records associated with Godefroy Durand.

    museum collection · Unverified · The Art Institute of Chicago

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  3. 3.

    Wellcome Collection catalogue records 18 works naming Godefroy Durand.

    museum collection · Unverified · Wellcome Collection

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  4. 4.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q17626692: Godefroy Durand

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikidata

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  5. 5.

    “Godefroy Durand”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

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