Claude Victor de Boissieu
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Claude Victor de Boissieu
(1783, Ambérieu-en-Bugey
, Ain
- 1868) was a French artist and local politician.
He first studied art under his uncle, the engraver Jean-Jacques de Boissieu
(1736-1810). After working at court during the restoration of the monarchy after 1815, de Boissieu served as Mayor of Ambérieu-en-Bugey
, Justice of the Peace
, and Councillor for Ain
.
Boissieu
Boissieu is a French proper name coming from the south-east of France probably meaning "woody place" .- People :Boissieu is the name of some French families:...
(1783, Ambérieu-en-Bugey
Ambérieu-en-Bugey
Ambérieu-en-Bugey is a commune in the department of Ain in eastern France.It is the largest town in the arrondissement of Belley and the seat of the Ambérieu-en-Bugey canton, as well as the capital of the historic region of Bugey.-Geography:...
, Ain
Ain
Ain is a department named after the Ain River on the eastern edge of France. Being part of the region Rhône-Alpes and bordered by the rivers Saône and Rhône, the department of Ain enjoys a privileged geographic situation...
- 1868) was a French artist and local politician.
He first studied art under his uncle, the engraver Jean-Jacques de Boissieu
Jean-Jacques de Boissieu
Jean-Jacques de Boissieu was a French draughtsman, etcher and engraverBoissieu was born at Lyon, and studied at the École Gratuite de Dessin in his home town, but was mostly self-taught...
(1736-1810). After working at court during the restoration of the monarchy after 1815, de Boissieu served as Mayor of Ambérieu-en-Bugey
Ambérieu-en-Bugey
Ambérieu-en-Bugey is a commune in the department of Ain in eastern France.It is the largest town in the arrondissement of Belley and the seat of the Ambérieu-en-Bugey canton, as well as the capital of the historic region of Bugey.-Geography:...
, Justice of the Peace
Justice of the Peace
A justice of the peace is a puisne judicial officer elected or appointed by means of a commission to keep the peace. Depending on the jurisdiction, they might dispense summary justice or merely deal with local administrative applications in common law jurisdictions...
, and Councillor for Ain
Ain
Ain is a department named after the Ain River on the eastern edge of France. Being part of the region Rhône-Alpes and bordered by the rivers Saône and Rhône, the department of Ain enjoys a privileged geographic situation...
.
Works
- Flora of Europe (Published between 1804 and 1823 by Bruyset, Lyon).
- Second picturesque journey through parts of BugeyBugeyThe Bugey is a historical region in the département of Ain , France. It is located in a loop of the Rhône River in the southeast of the département...
, SavoySavoySavoy is a region of France. It comprises roughly the territory of the Western Alps situated between Lake Geneva in the north and Monaco and the Mediterranean coast in the south....
and SwitzerlandSwitzerlandSwitzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
in July-August 1811 - Diverse other works including Portrait Of My Uncle Lieutenant Camille-Marie de Valous; The Door To The Park (1806).
Sources
- Bénézit Dictionary of Artists, Ed. Gründ.
- Dictionary of French Biography