Léonor Mérimée

Léonor Mérimée was a French painter and chemist (1757–1836). He was born at Broglie and died at former 10th arrondissement of Paris.

Also recorded as Jean François Léonor Mérimée; Jean François Léonore Mérimée; Jean Francois Leonor Merimee; Jean-François-Léonor Mérimée; Jean-François-Léonor; Leonor Merimee.

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Identity and origins

The authorities additionally record the headings Jean François Léonor Mérimée, Jean François Léonore Mérimée, Jean Francois Leonor Merimee, Jean-François-Léonor Mérimée and Jean-François-Léonor. His recorded language was French.

He married Anne Louise Moreau. One child is recorded: Prosper Mérimée.

Identity

What the record establishes about Léonor Mérimée.

Diane rendant à Aricie Hippolyte ressuscité par Esculape is dated 1806 and held by Department of Paintings of the Louvre (inventory INV 20090). François Chaussier. Line engraving by L.P. Baltard after J.F.L. Mérimé. is catalogued and held by Wellcome Collection. Department of Paintings of the Louvre records 1 object associated with this heading. Vertumne et Pomone is dated 1796 and held by Musée Fabre (inventory 825.1.150). Wellcome Collection records 2 objects associated with this heading. Léonor Mérimée is recorded with the citizenship of France.

Musée Fabre records 1 object associated with this heading. Léonor Mérimée is recorded as painter and chemist.

Holdings and surviving copies

Rapport fait à la Société d'Encouragement pour l'industrie nationale, au nom du Comité des arts chimiques, sur un ouvrage de m. d'Arcet, ayant pour titre Mémoire sur l'art de dorer le bronze, au moyen de l'amalgame d'or et de mercure; par m. Mérimée (1819) is digitised and catalogued by Internet Archive. De la peinture a l'huile, ou des procédés matériels employés dans ce genre de peinture, depuis Hubert et Jean VanEyck jusq'a nos jours; par J.F.L. Mérimée .. (1830) is digitised and catalogued by Internet Archive.

Authority records

The identifiers under which Léonor Mérimée may be traced in institutional catalogues.

Léonor Mérimée is established in the international name authorities as Wikidata Q3271730.

Catalogued works

4 works under this name are catalogued by Wikidata Query Service and Wellcome Collection. Their recorded dates run from 1796 to 1806.

Diane rendant à Aricie Hippolyte ressuscité par Esculape, dated 1806, held by Department of Paintings of the Louvre, inventory INV 20090. Vertumne et Pomone, dated 1796, held by Musée Fabre, inventory 825.1.150. François Chaussier. Line engraving by L.P. Baltard after J.F.L. Mérimé., held by Wellcome Collection. A half-naked youth offers food to a snake coiled round a tree trunk. Engraving by C.-C. Bervic after J.-F.-L. Mérimée, 1798., dated Enrégistrée le XIX germinal de l'an VI [8 April 1798], held by Wellcome Collection.

In public collections

Work associated with this heading is recorded in 3 named public collections.

Department of Paintings of the Louvre: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Musée Fabre: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Wellcome Collection: 2 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue.

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. 15 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.

Chronology

  1. 1757Léonor Mérimée born at Broglie.
  2. 1757Léonor Mérimée was born in 1757 at Broglie.
  3. 1796Vertumne et Pomone is dated 1796 and held by Musée Fabre (inventory 825.1.150).
  4. 1796Vertumne et Pomone (Musée Fabre).
  5. 1798A half-naked youth offers food to a snake coiled round a tree trunk. Engraving by C.-C. Bervic after J.-F.-L. Mérimée, 1798. (Wellcome Collection).
  6. 1806Diane rendant à Aricie Hippolyte ressuscité par Esculape is dated 1806 and held by Department of Paintings of the Louvre (inventory INV 20090).
  7. 1806Diane rendant à Aricie Hippolyte ressuscité par Esculape (Department of Paintings of the Louvre).
  8. 1819Rapport fait à la Société d'Encouragement pour l'industrie nationale, au nom du Comité des arts chimiques, sur un ouvrage de m. d'Arcet, ayant pour titre Mémoire sur l'art de dorer le bronze, au moyen de l'amalgame d'or et de mercure; par m. Mérimée (1819) is digitised and catalogued by Internet Archive.
  9. 1819Rapport fait à la Société d'Encouragement pour l'industrie nationale, au nom du Comité des arts chimiques, sur un ouvrage de m. d'Arcet, ayant pour titre Mémoire sur l'art de dorer le bronze, au moyen de l'amalgame d'or et de mercure; par m. Mérimée digitised by Internet Archive.
  10. 1830De la peinture a l'huile, ou des procédés matériels employés dans ce genre de peinture, depuis Hubert et Jean VanEyck jusq'a nos jours; par J.F.L. Mérimée .. (1830) is digitised and catalogued by Internet Archive.
  11. 1830De la peinture a l'huile, ou des procédés matériels employés dans ce genre de peinture, depuis Hubert et Jean VanEyck jusq'a nos jours; par J.F.L. Mérimée .. digitised by Internet Archive.
  12. 1836Léonor Mérimée died at former 10th arrondissement of Paris.
  13. 1836Léonor Mérimée died in 1836 at former 10th 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.

    Mérimée, Jean François Léonor, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  2. 2.

    Mérimée, Louis J., Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  3. 3.

    Mérimée, Prosper (opera), Oxford Music Online, 2002

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  4. 4.

    Mérimée, Prosper, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  5. 5.

    Mérimée, Prosper, Oxford Music Online, 2001

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  6. 6.

    Internet Archive, 6 digitised items catalogued under Léonor Mérimée as creator.

    digital repository · Unverified

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  7. 7.

    Wellcome Collection catalogue records 2 works naming Léonor Mérimée.

    museum collection · Unverified · Wellcome Collection

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  8. 8.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q3271730: Léonor Mérimée

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikimedia Foundation

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  9. 9.

    “Léonor Mérimée”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

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