Henri Félix Emmanuel Philippoteaux

• Name — Henri Félix Emmanuel Philippoteaux • Born — 3 April 1815 • Birthplace — Paris, France • Died — 8 November 1884 • Place of death — Paris, France • Known for — * Painter • Illustrator • Movement — Romanticism

He was born in Paris, France, studied art at the studio of Léon Cogniet, and first exhibited his work at the Paris Salon of 1833. • Illustration — Lamartine Rejecting the Red Flag in Front of the City Hall, depicting the 1848 Revolution One of his best-known works was a depiction of the Siege of Paris during the Franco-Prussian War, painted in the form of a cyclorama, a type of large panoramic painting on the inside of a cylindrical platform designed to provide a viewer standing in the middle of the cylinder with a 360° view of the painting. Viewers surrounded by the panoramic image are meant to feel as if they are standing in the midst of a historic event or famous place. Philippoteaux also produced a large number of works chronicling the rise and successes of Napoleon, including a portrait of Napoleon in his regimental uniform and a group of paintings of French victories in the Napoleonic Wars. Philippoteaux was awarded the Légion d'honneur in 1846. Philippoteaux's son Paul Philippoteaux was also an artist; both were famous for their production of cycloramas. Father and son collaborated on The Defence of the Fort d'Issy in 1871. They also collaborated on a cyclorama of the Battle of Gettysburg that became a celebrated work in the United States: "One cyclorama, however, halted the slide in popularity, and almost single-handedly revived the public's interest in the medium for another decade...this singular creation was initially painted in 1882-83 by Henry F. Philippoteaux and Paul Philippoteaux, a father and son team of French artists...within a year, half a million people had stood before it." Father and son enhanced the artistic effect of their cylindrical painting by adding a third dimension, including elements of diorama placed in front of the painting, and by incorporating sections of walls and battlefield objects that blended into the painted parts of the presentation. He died in 1884 in Paris and his obituary in the New York Times appeared on November 10, 1884.

• Les Gentilshommes du Duc d'Orléans • The Iceberg, Episode of the Wars of America (1833) • The Retreat from Moscow (1835) • The Capture of Ypres (1837) • Death of Turenne • The Siege of Antwerp in 1792 • Colonel Fr. Ponsonby rescued on the battlefield of Waterloo, by a French Officer • They are in our House (1880) • The Periwinkle • The Deception • The Blade of Grass • The Return from the Dram-shop (1853) • The Arrival of La Dorade at Courbevoie (1867) • The Battle of the Raab • The Passage of the Tagliamento • The Siege of Antwerp in 1832 • Illustration — The Capitulation of the Citadel at Antwerp, 1837 • Illustration — The Defence of Mazagran, 1841 • Illustration — The Battle of Rivoli, 1844 • Illustration — Episode de la Campagne de Russie, 1848, Musée de l'Armée, Paris • Illustration — The Last Banquet of the Girondins, 1850 • Illustration — The Battle of Balaklava, 1859 • Illustration — The Arrival of La Dorade at Courbevoie, 1867, Château de Malmaison • Illustration — The Battle of Waterloo, 1874

The authorities additionally record the headings Félix Henri Emmanuel Philippoteaux, Felix Henri Emmanuel Philippoteaux, Henri Felix Emmanuel Philippoteaux and Henri Félix Philippoteaux. His recorded language was French. One child is recorded: Paul Philippoteaux.

Henri Félix Emmanuel Philippoteaux is recorded as painter and illustrator. Work and production. His recorded genre is history.