Edmond Marie Félix de Boislecomte

D'Elbée Protecting the Republican Prisoners After the Battle of Chemillé (April 11, 1793)

Vicomte Edmond Marie Félix de Boislecomte (28 April 1849, Arras – 1923, Arras) was a French painter of genre and historical scenes.

Biography

He was awarded a law degree in Paris in 1871.[1] Later, he studied at the Académie Julian, in the studios of Jean-Paul Laurens and Arsène-Hippolyte Rivey[2]

He was married to Marguerite de Marbot, the granddaughter of General Marbot.[3]

In 1879, he began exhibiting historical and Orientalist scenes at the annual Salon.

His works are preserved and may be seen at the Musée d'Art et d'Archéologie de Senlis, Musée des Beaux-Arts de Limoges, Musée des Beaux-Arts de Pau, Musée des Beaux-Arts de Rouen, and the Palais des Beaux-Arts de Lille.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Edmond Boislecomte (1849-1923)", Ressources de la Bibliothèque nationale de France Online
  2. ↑ Catalogue de la 27e exposition de la Société des Amis des Arts de la Somme, à Amiens en 1885, p.11
  3. ↑ "Il a conquis un general" Online @ Paris Normandie
  4. ↑ Base Joconde

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