Prosper Baccuet
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{{short description|French painter (1797–1854)}} |
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| ⚫ | '''Pierre Henry Prosper Baccuet''' ({{IPA|fr|pʁɔspɛʁ bakɥɛ}}; also '''Baccuët'''; 30 October 1797 – 28 June 1854)[[Archives de Paris]], Fichiers alphabétiques de l'état civil reconstitué. was a French military officer and landscape painter; known primarily for his [[Orientalism|Orientalist]] scenes. |
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| ⚫ | '''Pierre Henry Prosper Baccuet''' (30 October 1797 |
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==Biography== |
==Biography== |
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===Military career=== |
===Military career=== |
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Born in Paris, was the son of a merchant. In 1813, before he was quite sixteen, he enlisted as a [[quartermaster]] in the [[Train (military)|artillery train]] of the Garde Napolitaine; a unit of the short-lived Napoleonic [[Kingdom of Naples (Napoleonic)|Kingdom of Naples]]. By the following year, he had become a sergeant in the [[Chevau-léger]] (cavalry) of the same unit and, eventually a [[Sous-lieutenant]] in the [[line infantry]]. |
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After the fall of [[Joachim Murat]], the nominal King of Naples, his unit was incorporated into the equivalent unit of the French army. From there, he went into the {{interlanguage link|7e régiment de chasseurs à cheval|fr}} (another cavalry group) then, in 1820, into the Grenadiers on Horseback guard, who were part of the [[Maison militaire du roi de France]]. He became a full Lieutenant in 1827. |
After the fall of [[Joachim Murat]], the nominal King of Naples, his unit was incorporated into the equivalent unit of the French army. From there, he went into the {{interlanguage link|7e régiment de chasseurs à cheval|fr}} (another cavalry group) then, in 1820, into the Grenadiers on Horseback guard, who were part of the [[Maison militaire du roi de France]]. He became a full Lieutenant in 1827. |
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[[File:Baccuet-Camp.jpg|thumb|left|300px|A French camp and [[Marabout]] at Lalla Marghiria]] |
[[File:Baccuet-Camp.jpg|thumb|left|300px|A French camp and [[Marabout]] at Lalla Marghiria]] |
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That guard was dissolved following the [[July Revolution]], but he was recalled to the 10th Regiment of [[cuirassier]]s a year later and was promoted to captain shortly thereafter. He participated in the [[Ten Days' Campaign]] of 1832, received the [[Legion of |
That guard was dissolved following the [[July Revolution]], but he was recalled to the 10th Regiment of [[cuirassier]]s a year later and was promoted to captain shortly thereafter. He participated in the [[Ten Days' Campaign]] of 1832, received the [[Legion of Honour]] in 1833,[http://www.culture.gouv.fr/Wave/savimage/leonore/LH007/PG/FRDAFAN83_OL0086048v001.htm Dossier] @ the [[Base Leonore]] before retiring in 1846. He died in 1854 in Paris. |
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===Work as an artist=== |
===Work as an artist=== |
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Parallel to his military career, when he was stationed in Paris, he decided to pursue a long-standing interest in art and studied with the landscape painter |
Parallel to his military career, when he was stationed in Paris, he decided to pursue a long-standing interest in art and studied with the landscape painter [[Louis Étienne Watelet]]. He had his first exhibit at the [[Salon (Paris)|Salon]] in 1827, the year he became a lieutenant. The following year, his artistic talents obtained him a position as an official painter with the [[Morea Expedition]], from which he returned with numerous landscapes and sketches. |
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From 1841 tp 1845, he served in North Africa as a painter/draftsman with the {{interlanguage link|Commission d'exploration scientifique d'Algérie|fr}}, and participated in an expedition to [[Kabylie]]. During this time, he painted landscapes, ancient ruins, and scenes depicting the French conquest of Algeria. Towards the end of his time there, he began a correspondence with the art critic |
From 1841 tp 1845, he served in North Africa as a painter/draftsman with the {{interlanguage link|Commission d'exploration scientifique d'Algérie|fr}}, and participated in an expedition to [[Kabylie]]. During this time, he painted landscapes, ancient ruins, and scenes depicting the French conquest of Algeria. Towards the end of his time there, he began a correspondence with the art critic [[Théophile Gautier]], and became his friend.{{cite book|title=Correspondance générale|author1=Gautier, T.|author2=Lacoste-Veysseyre, C.|year=1985|issue=vol. 6|publisher=Droz|isbn=9782600036399|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=yJtVk2NcTEUC&pg=PA6|page=6|access-date=15 August 2019}} |
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After returning to Paris, his exhibitions at the Salon included Mediterranean landscapes of Spain and Italy as well as North Africa. Many of these works have made their way into public collections; including the [[Louvre]], [[Musée des civilisations de l'Europe et de la Méditerranée]], [[Musée des beaux-arts de Bordeaux]], the [[Musée départemental d'Art ancien et contemporain]] and the [[Musée d'art moderne André-Malraux]]. |
After returning to Paris, his exhibitions at the Salon included Mediterranean landscapes of Spain and Italy as well as North Africa. Many of these works have made their way into public collections; including the [[Louvre]], [[Musée des civilisations de l'Europe et de la Méditerranée]], [[Musée des beaux-arts de Bordeaux]], the [[Musée départemental d'Art ancien et contemporain]] and the [[Musée d'art moderne André-Malraux]]. |
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