Léon Gaucherel

Léon Gaucherel was a French painter, printmaker and draftsperson (1816–1886). He was born at former 10th arrondissement of Paris and died at 13th arrondissement of Paris.

Also recorded as Lion Gaucherel; Leon Gaucherel.

Léon Gaucherel in brief

Born
1816
Died
1886
Known for
painter, printmaker and draftsperson
Place of birth
former 10th arrondissement of Paris
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Formation and teaching

As a teacher, Léon Gaucherel is recorded in connection with Henri Toussaint and Edmond Ramus. Each of those relationships is stated by the authority record rather than inferred from style.

Recognition and collections

Léon Gaucherel received Knight of the Legion of Honour. Work by Léon Gaucherel is held by Museo del Prado, National Gallery of Canada, Victoria and Albert Museum and National Museum Paleis het Loo.

Catalogued works

20 works under this name are catalogued by Wikidata Query Service, Open Library, The Metropolitan Museum of Art and Wellcome Collection. Their recorded dates run from 1842 to 1880.

Catalogue des objets d'art au palais de San Donato le 15 mars 1880. Catalogue de vingt-trois tableaux de San Donato, 18 Avril, 1868. Grammaire des arts du dessin : architecture, sculpture, peinture. Grammaire des arts du dessin. Etretat, held by Q214867, inventory 1974.69.64. La Mer (The Sea), held by Q214867, inventory 1991.26.1.a. Bords de la Meuse, dated 1868, held by Demidov collection. Chartres Cathedral South Portal, dated 1842, held by Musea Brugge, inventory 0020.GRO0582.III. Description de Notre-Dame, Cathédrale de Paris and Projet de Restauration de Notre-Dame de Paris de Viollet-Le-Duc; Suivi de Notre-Dame de Paris, Par Victor Hugo. Description de Notre-Dame Cathédrale de Paris, Suivi de Projet de Restauration de Notre-Dame de Paris, Par Viollet-Le-Duc (Illustré). Description de la Sainte-Chapelle. Le Vieux Périgueux Album, dated 1867, aquatint etching, held by The Metropolitan Museum of Art, inventory 21.81.2. A young lady and Death. Etching by Léon Gaucherel after Sarah Bernhardt, 1880., dated [1880?], held by Wellcome Collection. Beaune Hospital. Etching by L. Gaucherel after A. Verdier., held by Wellcome Collection. The fountain at Viterbo. Etching by L. Gaucherel after A. Verdier., held by Wellcome Collection. The well in a courtyard of Beaune Hospital, France. Etching by L. Gaucherel and C. Sauvageot after A. Verdier., held by Wellcome Collection. Architectural details of the roof of Beaune hospital, including a floor plan. Line engraving by L. Gaucherel and Sauvageot after A. Verdier., held by Wellcome Collection. Abelard and Heloise: monument in Père Lachaise cemetery, Paris. Etching after Gaucherel., held by Wellcome Collection. Bagpipes, with the score of the song "O ma tendre musette". Etching by L. Gaucherel after Ph. Rousseau., dated [1877], held by Wellcome Collection. Architectural details of the hospital, Beaune. Line engraving by Sauvageot after L. Gaucherel and A. Verdier., held by Wellcome Collection.

In public collections

Work associated with this heading is recorded in 6 named public collections.

Q214867: 2 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Prints in the National Gallery of Art: 2 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Demidov collection: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Musea Brugge: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. The Metropolitan Museum of Art: 4 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Wellcome Collection: 8 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue.

Literature

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

Gaucherel, Léon, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011. 45799, 1886-05-26, GAUCHEREL (Léon), peintre-graveur., Art Sales Catalogues Online. Gaucherel, Émile-Lambert, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011. Gaucherel, Lambert, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011.

Digitised editions and texts

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

La vraie farce de Mâitre Pathelin: Mise en trois actes et en vers modernes (1873) — Internet Archive. Description de la Sainte-chapelle: Avec 6 gravures de M.Gaucherel. 3:e éd. (1878) — Internet Archive.

Scholarly footprint

Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 7 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 5 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 5 means 5 genuinely separate publishers of record. 13 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.

In detail

Henri Toussaint and Edmond Ramus are recorded as having studied under Léon Gaucherel. the recorded working language is French.

Membership is recorded of Société française de gravure.

Work by Léon Gaucherel is recorded in the collections of Museo del Prado, National Gallery of Canada, Victoria and Albert Museum, National Museum Paleis het Loo and Musea Brugge.

Distinctions recorded are Knight of the Legion of Honour.

Chronology

  1. 1816Léon Gaucherel born at former 10th arrondissement of Paris.
  2. 1873La vraie farce de Mâitre Pathelin: Mise en trois actes et en vers modernes digitised by Internet Archive.
  3. 1878Description de la Sainte-chapelle: Avec 6 gravures de M.Gaucherel. 3:e éd. digitised by Internet Archive.
  4. 1886Léon Gaucherel died at 13th 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.

    45799, 1886-05-26, GAUCHEREL (Léon), peintre-graveur., Art Sales Catalogues Online

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  2. 2.

    Gaucherel, Léon, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  3. 3.

    Open Library author record for Léon Gaucherel (Internet Archive), 3 catalogued works.

    Institutional database · Scholarly · Internet Archive

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  4. 4.

    Internet Archive, 2 digitised items catalogued under Léon Gaucherel as creator.

    digital repository · Unverified

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  5. 5.

    The Metropolitan Museum of Art, collection records associated with Léon Gaucherel (4 objects).

    museum collection · Unverified · The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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  6. 6.

    Wellcome Collection catalogue records 8 works naming Léon Gaucherel.

    museum collection · Unverified · Wellcome Collection

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  7. 7.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q1879422: Léon Gaucherel

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikimedia Foundation

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  8. 8.

    “Léon Gaucherel”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

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