Jacques Guillaume Legrand

Jacques Guillaume Legrand — Jacques Guillaume Legrand studied at Lycée Louis-le-Grand and École Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées. the recorded working language is French. Membership is recorded of Academy of Sciences of Turin. The heading is also recorded as Jacques-Guillaume Legrand, J. G. Legrand and Jacques-Guillaume Le Grand. Jacques Guillaume Legrand is recorded in the structured authority under the identifier Q3157949. Jacques Guillaume Legrand died in 1807 at Saint-Denis. Institutional cataloguing adds that jacques Guillaume Legrand is recorded with the citizenship of France. It is also recorded that jacques Guillaume Legrand is recorded as architect and architectural historian.

Jacques Guillaume Legrand in brief

Born
1743
Died
1807
Known for
architect and architectural historian
Place of birth
Paris
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Identity and overview

The canonical record carries the following identifying particulars.

Jacques Guillaume Legrand is recorded in the structured authority under the identifier Q3157949. It is also recorded that jacques Guillaume Legrand is recorded with the citizenship of France.

Origins and background

On origins, the institutional record states the following.

Jacques Guillaume Legrand died in 1807 at Saint-Denis. It is also recorded that jacques Guillaume Legrand was born in 1743 at Paris.

Works and production

The following works and productions are recorded by name or by count.

Wikidata Query Service catalogues 3 works under this heading. Wellcome Collection catalogues 1 work under this heading. The Art Institute of Chicago catalogues 2 works under this heading. Institutional cataloguing adds that the Ingenious Love is dated 1788 and held by The Art Institute of Chicago (inventory 2013.592).

A series of lithographic drawings illustrative of the relation between the human physiognomy and that of the brute creation / From designs by Charles Le Brun: with remarks on the system. [Anon]. is dated 1827 and held by Wellcome Collection.

Collections and holdings

Institutional holdings are recorded as follows.

The Art Institute of Chicago records 2 objects associated with this heading. It is also recorded that wellcome Collection records 1 object associated with this heading. It is also recorded that description de Paris, et de ses edifices, avec un précis historique et des observations sur le ... (1809) is digitised and catalogued by Internet Archive.

Sources and evidence

This entry is compiled from 10 catalogued sources across 7 independent registers. The registers consulted are Crossref registry, Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, The Art Institute of Chicago, DOAJ, Internet Archive and Wellcome Collection. Every statement above is held against the register that stated it; where the registers are silent, the entry is silent.

Sources

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  1. 1.

    Legrand, Jacques Théodore, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  2. 2.

    Legrand, Jacques-Guillaume (1743–1807)., Historical Dictionary of Neoclassical Art and Architecture, 2020

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  3. 3.

    Legrand, Jacques-Guillaume, Oxford Art Online, 2003

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  4. 4.

    Un architecte-historien dans la tourmente révolutionnaire : le cas de Jacques-Guillaume Legrand (1753-1807), Histoire de l'art, 2016

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  5. 5.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q3157949: Jacques Guillaume Legrand

    Institutional database · Scholarly · Wikimedia Foundation

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  6. 6.

    Directory of Open Access Journals lists 2 articles naming Jacques Guillaume Legrand.

    open access index · Unverified

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  7. 7.

    Internet Archive, 3 digitised items catalogued under Jacques Guillaume Legrand as creator.

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  8. 8.

    The Art Institute of Chicago, collection records associated with Jacques Guillaume Legrand.

    museum collection · Unverified · The Art Institute of Chicago

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  9. 9.

    Wellcome Collection catalogue records 1 work naming Jacques Guillaume Legrand.

    museum collection · Unverified · Wellcome Collection

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  10. 10.

    “Jacques-Guillaume Legrand”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

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