Achille Devéria facts for kids
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Achille Devéria
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Achille Devéria self-portrait, c. 1835.
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Achille Jacques-Jean-Marie Devéria
6 February 1800 Paris, France
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| Died | 23 December 1857 (aged 57) Paris, France
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| Occupation | Painter |
Achille Devéria (born February 6, 1800, died December 23, 1857) was a French artist. He was a talented painter and a lithographer, which means he made prints using a special stone or metal plate. Achille was famous for his portraits of well-known writers and artists. His younger brother, Eugène Devéria, was also a painter, known for his Romantic style. Achille had six children, and two of them, Théodule Devéria and Gabriel Devéria, also became artists.
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Achille Devéria's Early Life
Achille Devéria was born in Paris, France. His father worked for the navy. Achille studied art with famous teachers like Anne-Louis Girodet-Trioson and Louis Lafitte.
In 1822, when he was 22, he started showing his artwork at the Paris Salon. This was a very important art show in Paris. At one point, he even opened an art school with his brother, Eugène.
Achille Devéria's Artistic Works
By 1830, Achille Devéria had become a very successful illustrator. He created many lithographs, which are prints made from drawings on a special stone. These prints were often put together in notebooks and albums.
For example, he made illustrations for Goethe's famous play Faust in 1828. He also illustrated many popular romantic novels of his time.
Style and Subjects in Art
Devéria mostly used watercolours for his paintings. This type of paint uses water to create soft and flowing colors.
He was especially known for painting portraits of artists and writers. These famous people would visit his studio in Paris. Some of the well-known people he painted include:
- Alexandre Dumas, who wrote The Three Musketeers
- Sir Walter Scott, a famous Scottish writer
- Victor Hugo, who wrote Les Misérables
- Honoré de Balzac, another important French writer
- Franz Liszt, a brilliant musician and composer
Achille Devéria's Later Life
In 1849, Achille Devéria got two important jobs. He became the director of the Bibliothèque Nationale's department of engravings. This department looked after many important prints and artworks. He also became an assistant curator in the Louvre's Egyptian department. A curator helps to look after and organize museum collections.
In his later years, Devéria taught his son, Théodule Devéria, how to draw and make lithographs. From 1853 until Achille's death, they worked together on a family portrait album. They added ink washes to some of the portraits, possibly to prepare them for printing. Théodule Devéria took photographs for this album in 1854.
Achille Devéria spent his last days traveling in Egypt. He made many drawings and copied ancient texts there. He passed away in 1857.
Achille Devéria's Legacy
Achille Devéria's artworks are still important today. You can find his works in many famous museums and collections around the world, including:
- The Louvre Museum in Paris
- The Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco
- The J. Paul Getty Museum
- The Norton Simon Museum
- The Université de Liège collections
Gallery
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Honoré de Balzac, around 1820
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A caricature of N.T. Charlet (after Théodore Géricault), around 1825
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Victor Hugo in 1829, a lithograph
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L'Inquietude (1829), a lithograph
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Reverie
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Portrait of Jean-Baptiste Say, a print by Godefroy Engelmann based on Devéria's drawing
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French songwriter and composer Auguste-Marie Panseron (1796-1859) by Achille Devéria
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Austrian pianist and composer Henri Herz, 1832
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Pierre-Jean David d'Angers, 1838
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Carnevale
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Alexandre Dumas, (1829)
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Klementyna Hoffmanowa: A lithograph from an old book about Polish people
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Jeanne de Bourgogne
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See also
In Spanish: Achille Devéria para niños
