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Jean François Gigoux (6 January 1806, Besançon – 11 December 1894, Paris) was a French painter, lithographer, illustrator and art collector.
Jean Gigoux, né Jean François Gigoux le 6 janvier 1806 à Besançon et mort à Paris le 11 décembre 1894, est un peintre, dessinateur, lithographe, illustrateur et collectionneur d'art français.
Though described as “the most famous portrait painter of the age”, Gigoux is now best known for his relationship with Madame Balzac and the infamous rumour that they were in bed together, when the great novelist was dying in the next room along.
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Jean Gigoux remembers his experience as an illustrator and his collaboration with publisher Dubochet on Gil Blas.
Jan 11, 2008 · Jean Gigoux. 11 Janvier 2008 - 16 Mai 2008. Gigoux a été une figure incontournable du milieu artistique parisien du XIXe siècle. Ami de Delacroix, de Nodier, de Thoré, partageant la vie de Madame Hanska, la veuve de Balzac, il est bien connu des historiens pour sa collection de maîtres anciens et d'œuvres romantiques, en partie recueillie ...
Jun 19, 2018 · I've started reading The Adventures of Gil Blas of Santillane, a French comic novel by Alain-René Lesage, and captioning the illustrations by Jean Gigoux.
Artist: Jean-François Gigoux (French, Besançon 1806–1894 Besançon) Publisher: J.-J. Dubochet & Cie. Printer: Imprimerie et Fonderie de A. Everat (French) Date: ca.1838–40. Medium: Engraving. Dimensions: Sheet: 14 3/16 × 10 1/8 in. (36 × 25.7 cm) Classification: Prints. Credit Line: Gift of Weston J. Naef, 1985. Accession Number: 1985. ...
