René Gillotin
Auguste René Gillotin (1814–1861) was a French naval officer and painter. He was born in Normandy and entered the naval school at Brest, France. His first campaign was to South America in 1833, with a first stop at Gorée in Senegal.
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- Born
- 1814 · Pont-l'Évêque.
- Died
- 1861 · Saint-Maurice.
- Nationality
- France
- Occupation
- officer of the french navy · painter · artist · soldier
- Fields
- landscape
- Honours
- Knight of the Legion of Honour
- Languages
- French
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Auguste René Gillotin (1814–1861) was a French naval officer and painter. He was born in Normandy and entered the naval school at Brest, France. His first campaign was to South America in 1833, with a first stop at Gorée in Senegal.
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Born at Pont-l'Évêque in 1814, died in Saint-Maurice in 1861.
The recorded working language is French. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are landscape. Distinctions recorded are Knight of the Legion of Honour.
'Landing in Byron Bay, Hawaii Island' by René Gillotin, Honolulu Museum of Art
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![René Gillotin, Portraits de Pacoco, chef guerrier, Temoana, roi de Nuku Hiva et son épouse Taïaoco, Veketou, grand prêtre [1].](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/de/Ren%C3%A9_Gillotin%2C_Portraits_de_Pacoco%2C_Temoana%2C_Ta%C3%AFaoco_et_Veketou.jpg/800px-Ren%C3%A9_Gillotin%2C_Portraits_de_Pacoco%2C_Temoana%2C_Ta%C3%AFaoco_et_Veketou.jpg)
René Gillotin, Portraits de Pacoco, chef guerrier, Temoana, roi de Nuku Hiva et son épouse Taïaoco, Veketou, grand prêtre [1].
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- 1.Jacquin, François, De Constantinople a Tahiti: Seize ans d'aquarelles autour du monde, 1840-1856, en suivant Rene Gillotin, Paris, Karthala, 1997, preface
- 2.Wall label, Honolulu Museum of Art
- 3.Wall label, Honolulu Museum of Art
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