Jean-Pierre-Léopold Baraquin
Jean-Pierre-Léopold Baraquin is a French draftsman born on November 15th, 1813 in Mortefontaine, died on July 12th, 1892 with Pierrefonds. It was section engineer of the Bridges and Chaussées with Soissons, and at the time of its retirement with Pierrefonds describes with the watercolour the landscapes of its area.
Works
The essence of its work is preserved at the museum of Soissons. Except Pierrefonds, in the department of the Oise, and Mortefontaine (not localisable) all these sites are in the department of the Aisne.-
Church and castle of Ambleny.
- Castle of Aconin.
- Castle of Armentières.
- Viellie entered with Bazoches.
- Castle of Bagneux.
- Church of Chavigny.
- Main door of the castle of Cœuvres.
- Castle of Coucy, (seen general).
- Castle of Coucy, a main door.
- Castle of Courmelles.
- Turn of Droizy.
- Thatched cottage with Haramont.
- Ruins of the church of the abbey of Longpont.
- Water mill of Longpont.
- Church of Montigny-Lengrain.
- Firm in Mortefontaine (Mortefontaine (Aisne) or Mortefontaine (Oise).
- Church of Mortefontaine.
- Church of Pasly.
- Castle of Pierrefonds, in 1860.
- Castle of Septmonts.
- Cathedral of Soissons.
- Castle of Vic-sur-Aisne.
- Castle and church of Villers-Cotterêts.
- Ruins of the church of Chartreuse de Bourgfontaine, in Villers-Cotterêts.
- Castle of Valley (sepia), in Villers-Cotterêts.
- Church of Vivières.
- Series of postcards published by association Friends of the museum of Soissons :
- Church and castle of Ambleny.
- Castle of Coucy, (general sight).
- Castle of Coucy, a main door.
- Castle of Pierrefonds, in 1860.
- Castle of Septmonts.
- Castle of Vic-sur-Aisne.
- Castle and church of Villers-Cotterêts.
Quotation of the dictionary Bénézit of 1911
The Museum of Soissons has many and very beautiful watercolours of this artist, with the very delicate talent, représenant sites of the area|Émmanuel Bénézit, Dictionary of the painters, draftsmen and engravers , vol. I, page 350.
Quotation of the work of Lydia Harambourg
Its art is attaching by its documentary aspect, but also by its heats harmony|Lydia Harambourg, Dictionary of the painters landscape designers , p. 38.
Sources
- Dictionary artisitic Bénézit edition of 1911, vol. I, p. 350 and edition of 1999, flight. I, p. 717. (The two notes are identical).
- Lydia Harambourg, Dictionary of the painters French landscape designers of the XIXe century (Ides and Calendes).
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