Isidore Pils

Isidore Pils was recorded at birth as Isidore Alexandre Auguste Pils. The authorities additionally record the headings Isidore-Alexandre-Augustin Pils, Isidore Alexandre Augustin Pils and Pils. His recorded language was French.

He was the child of François Pils and Suzanne Pils.

Isidore Pils studied at Beaux-Arts de Paris and French Academy in Rome. He trained under Guillaume Guillon-Lethière and François-Édouard Picot.

As a teacher, Isidore Pils is recorded in connection with Ulysse Butin, Gustave Maincent, Franc-Lamy, François Brillaud and Gabriel Ferrier. Each of those relationships is stated by the authority record rather than inferred from style.

Isidore Pils received Officer of the Legion of Honour and Prix de Rome for painting. Work by Isidore Pils is held by Palais des Beaux-Arts de Lille, Metropolitan Museum of Art, National Galleries Scotland and Strasbourg Historical Museum.

26 works under this name are catalogued by Wikidata Query Service, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Art Institute of Chicago and The Cleveland Museum of Art. Their recorded dates run from 1808 to 1871.

Kabyle Children, dated 1860, held by Brooklyn Museum, inventory 33.39. Horse caparisoned, dated 1860, held by Art Gallery of New South Wales, inventory 1155. Portrait de Georges Bousquet, dated 1842, held by National Galleries Scotland, inventory NG 2720. Pils - Rouget de Lisle chantant la Marseillaise, dated 1849, held by Department of Paintings of the Louvre, inventory RF 391. Study for the head of a young Arab, dated 1860, held by Fitzwilliam Museum, inventory PD.54-1998. Study of a Reclining Nude, dated 1841, held by Cleveland Museum of Art, inventory 1939.63. A Monk, held by Q2148186, inventory 2009.49.6. Sketch for "Reception of Emperor Napoleon III and Empress Eugénie by the Kabyle Leaders at Algiers on September 18, 1860", dated 1864, held by Metropolitan Museum of Art, inventory 2017.202.11. An Arab, dated 1863, held by Bowes Museum, inventory B.M.742. Head of an Arab in a Fez, dated 1856, held by Bowes Museum, inventory B.M.748. Lamentation, held by Dahesh Museum of Art, inventory 2002.29. Seated Arab, dated 1861, held by Dahesh Museum of Art, inventory 2002.28. Etude de visages, held by Musée Fesch, inventory MFA 2010.2.6. Portrait du prince Jérôme Napoléon dit Plon-Plon, held by Musée Fesch, inventory MNA 2016.1.232. Tête de Kabyle, dated 1860, held by Musée d'art et d'histoire de Narbonne, inventory 96.2.1. Portrait of the artist, dated 1853, held by Musée Carnavalet, inventory D.5860. Young Woman in a Prison Cell, held by Raclin Murphy Museum of Art, inventory 2009.045.112. Study for "The Death of a Sister of Charity", dated 1850, held by Raclin Murphy Museum of Art, inventory 2009.045.118. Study for Saint Remi (middle register); verso: Study for Remi's Raised Arm (studies for wall paintings in the Chapel of Saint Remi, Sainte-Clotilde, Paris, 1858), dated 19th century, red chalk, stumped, black chalk, heightened with white gouache, on gray paper (recto); red chalk (verso), held by The Metropolitan Museum of Art, inventory 1989.122.8. Ruins of the Tuileries Palace, dated 1871, gouache, watercolor, and graphite on light brown paper, held by The Metropolitan Museum of Art, inventory 1988.144. Sheet of Sketches for a Monument to Dante (recto); Cupid and Psyche (verso), dated c. 1808, brush and brown ink, and white gouache, over graphite (recto and verso), on blue laid paper, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1956.57. Young Man Leaning Forward with Outstretched Arms (Study for Soldiers Distributing Bread to the Poor), dated c. 1851, oil, brown oil wash or ink wash, and black crayon, held by The Cleveland Museum of Art, inventory 2008.361. Militaires sous un arbre (Soldiers under a Tree), watercolor and graphite, held by The Cleveland Museum of Art, inventory 2015.444. Portrait of a Woman, charcoal and white chalk heightening on tan wove paper, held by The Cleveland Museum of Art, inventory 2015.443. Girl on a Donkey, dated c. 1832–1855, watercolor and graphite, held by The Cleveland Museum of Art, inventory 2015.442. The surgeon Capiomont stitching the ear of general Oudinot at the battle of Wagram, 1809. Watercolour by F. Pils., held by Wellcome Collection.

Work associated with this heading is recorded in 14 named public collections.

Bowes Museum: 2 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Dahesh Museum of Art: 2 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Musée Fesch: 2 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Raclin Murphy Museum of Art: 2 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Brooklyn Museum: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Art Gallery of New South Wales: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. National Galleries Scotland: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Department of Paintings of the Louvre: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Strasbourg Historical Museum: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Fitzwilliam Museum: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. The Metropolitan Museum of Art: 54 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. The Art Institute of Chicago: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. The Cleveland Museum of Art: 9 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Wellcome Collection: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue.

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

Pils, Isidore-Alexandre-Augustin, Oxford Art Online, 2003. Pils, Isidore Alexandre Augustin, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011. 36328, 1876-03-27, PILS (Isidore), Art Sales Catalogues Online. 36351, 1876-03-31, PILS (Isidore), Art Sales Catalogues Online. 36311, 1876-03-24, PILS (Isidore), Art Sales Catalogues Online.

10 digitised items associated with this heading are catalogued by Internet Archive.

Portrait of a Woman — Internet Archive. Study of a Reclining Nude (1841) — Internet Archive. Study for Clovis (middle register; study for wall paintings in the Chapel of Saint Remi, Sainte-Clotilde, Paris, 1858) — Internet Archive. Girl on a Donkey (1832) — Internet Archive. Saint Remi (lower register; study for wall paintings in the Chapel of Saint Remi, Sainte-Clotilde, Paris, 1858) — Internet Archive. Drapery Study for Saint Remi (middle register; study for wall paintings in the Chapel of Saint Remi, Sainte-Clotilde, Paris, 1858) — Internet Archive. Drapery Study for Soldier (middle register; study for wall paintings in the Chapel of Saint Remi, Sainte-Clotilde, Paris, 1858) — Internet Archive. Two Bishops (lower register; study for wall paintings in the Chapel of Saint Remi, Sainte-Clotilde, Paris, 1858) — Internet Archive. Drapery Study for a Cleric (lower register); verso: Sleeve of a Cleric; (studies for wall paintings in the Chapel of Saint Remi, Sainte-Clotilde, Paris, 1858) — Internet Archive. Cleric (lower register; study for wall paintings in the Chapel of Saint Remi, Sainte-Clotilde, Paris, 1858) — Internet Archive.

Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 19 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.

This article draws on 7 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 7 means 7 genuinely separate publishers of record. 12 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.

Isidore Pils studied at Beaux-Arts de Paris and French Academy in Rome. training under Guillaume Guillon-Lethière and François-Édouard Picot is recorded. Ulysse Butin, Gustave Maincent and Franc-Lamy are recorded as having studied under Isidore Pils. the recorded working language is French.

Subjects and genres recorded for the work are history. The authority associates the name with Orientalism.

Employment is recorded with École des Beaux-Arts. Membership is recorded of Académie des beaux-arts.

Work by Isidore Pils is recorded in the collections of Palais des Beaux-Arts de Lille, Metropolitan Museum of Art, National Galleries Scotland, Strasbourg Historical Museum and Brooklyn Museum.

Distinctions recorded are Officer of the Legion of Honour and Prix de Rome for painting.