François Chifflart

François Chifflart
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François-Nicolas Chifflart (21 March 1825, Saint-Omer - 19 March 1901, Paris) was a French painter, designer and engraver.

Biography

His father was a locksmith, who was also known for his skill as a carver and worked for Louis Fiolet, a notable manufacturer of earthenware tobacco pipes.[1] He introduced his son to the art of metal engraving.

François began studying at the municipal school of design at an early age. In 1844, he entered the École des Beaux-arts and became a student of Léon Cogniet. He took third place in the competition for the Prix de Rome in 1850 for his painting "Zénobie sur les bords de l'Araxe" (Zenobia on the Banks of the Aras) then, the following year, was awarded first place[2] for "Périclès au lit de mort de son fils" (Pericles at the Deathbed of his son).

Shortly after, he rebelled against the Academicism of the time, focusing more on designing and engraving. His illustrations for Faust were especially notable and were praised by Baudelaire. Later, he made the acquaintance of Victor Hugo and began a new career as an illustrator in 1867.[2] He helped design illustrations for Hugo's Toilers of the Sea (engraved by Fortuné Méaulle) and a new edition of the The Hunchback of Notre Dame.

He lost most of his clientele when he began to harshly criticize Napoleon III during the Franco-Prussian War,[3] and sank into an oblivion from which he never fully recovered. Despite this, a street in Saint-Omer has been named after him.

Selected works

References

  1. ↑ Champfleury, Bibliographie céramique: nomenclature analytique de toutes les publications faites en Europe et en Orient sur les arts et l'industrie céramiques depuis le XVIe siècle jusqu'à nos jours, A. Quantin, 1881
  2. 1 2 Exhibition notes @ the Musée d'Orsay.
  3. ↑ Biographical notes @ the Saint-Omer website.

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