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His father was Jean-Marie Jazet, verifier of the crown's buildings, who was mortally wounded in 1793 by an exploding cannon whilst serving in the Paris [[National Guard (France)|National Guard]], when Jean-Pierre-Marie was only five.<ref name=":0">{{in lang|fr}} E. Bénézit, ''Dictionnaire critique et documentaire des peintres, sculpteurs, dessinateurs & graveurs de tous les temps et de tous les pays'', Paris, Ernest Gründ Éditeur, 1924, volume II : p. 716.</ref> His mother was Jeanne Marquant, sister of Suzanne Marquant, second wife of the painter and engraver [[Philibert-Louis Debucourt]].<ref name=":1">{{in lang|fr}} État-civil de la ville de Yerres.</ref>{{,}}<ref name=":0" />
His father was Jean-Marie Jazet, verifier of the crown's buildings, who was mortally wounded in 1793 by an exploding cannon whilst serving in the Paris [[National Guard (France)|National Guard]], when Jean-Pierre-Marie was only five.<ref name=":0">{{in lang|fr}} E. Bénézit, ''Dictionnaire critique et documentaire des peintres, sculpteurs, dessinateurs & graveurs de tous les temps et de tous les pays'', Paris, Ernest Gründ Éditeur, 1924, volume II : p. 716.</ref> His mother was Jeanne Marquant, sister of Suzanne Marquant, second wife of the painter and engraver [[Philibert-Louis Debucourt]].<ref name=":1">{{in lang|fr}} État-civil de la ville de Yerres.</ref>{{,}}<ref name=":0" />


After his father's death, Jean-Pierre-Marie was raised by his mother's brother Debucourt, becoming one of his best pupils.<ref name=":0" /> For his art, Jazet learned and used [[burin (engraving)|burin]], aquatint, [[stipple engraving|stipple]] and etching.<ref name=":2">{{in lang|fr}} {{Lien web|langue=fr-FR|nom1=Fondation Custodia|titre=Les Marques de Collections de Dessins & d'Estampes: L.4741|url=http://www.marquesdecollections.fr/detail.cfm/marque/12256/total/1|site=www.marquesdecollections.fr}}</ref> Jean-Pierre-Marie Jazet mainly produced his compositions at night.<ref name=":0" /> He mainly worked on genres favoured by his uncle and sold them to print dealers to help his mother financially. Later, still faithful to his master, he accompanied him until his death - Debucourt, who could no longer work, had spent considerable sums and his nephew helped him to end his life peacefully.<ref name=":0" />
After his father's death, Jean-Pierre-Marie was raised by his mother's brother Debucourt, becoming one of his best pupils.<ref name=":0" /> For his art, Jazet learned and used [[burin (engraving)|burin]], aquatint, [[stipple engraving|stipple]] and etching.<ref name=":2">{{in lang|fr}} {{cite web|publisher=Fondation Custodia|title=Les Marques de Collections de Dessins & d'Estampes: L.4741|url=http://www.marquesdecollections.fr/detail.cfm/marque/12256/total/1}}</ref> Jean-Pierre-Marie Jazet mainly produced his compositions at night.<ref name=":0" /> He mainly worked on genres favoured by his uncle and sold them to print dealers to help his mother financially. Later, still faithful to his master, he accompanied him until his death - Debucourt, who could no longer work, had spent considerable sums and his nephew helped him to end his life peacefully.<ref name=":0" />


Jazet began exhibiting in 1817.<ref name=":0" /> He began his peak period two years later with engravings after [[Jacques-Louis David|Jacques-Louis-David]]'s ''[[The Coronation of Napoleon]]'', [[Antoine-Jean Gros]]'s ''Standing Portrait of [[Antoine Charles Louis de Lasalle|général Lassalle]]'', [[Horace Vernet]]'s ''The Bivouac of Colonel Moncey'' and [[François-Joseph Heim]]'s ''Distribution of Prizes at the 1824 Salon''. His many engravings, particularly those realised after Vernet's works and on subjects from [[Napoleon I]]'s life and the [[First French Empire]], then his regular exhibiting at the [[Paris Salon]] gained him a major reputation.<ref name=":2" /><ref>Fondation Custodia, [http://www.marquesdecollections.fr/detail.cfm/marque/12256/total/1 « Les Marques de Collections de Dessins & d'Estampes: L.4741] »</ref>
Jazet began exhibiting in 1817.<ref name=":0" /> He began his peak period two years later with engravings after [[Jacques-Louis David|Jacques-Louis-David]]'s ''[[The Coronation of Napoleon]]'', [[Antoine-Jean Gros]]'s ''Standing Portrait of [[Antoine Charles Louis de Lasalle|général Lassalle]]'', [[Horace Vernet]]'s ''The Bivouac of Colonel Moncey'' and [[François-Joseph Heim]]'s ''Distribution of Prizes at the 1824 Salon''. His many engravings, particularly those realised after Vernet's works and on subjects from [[Napoleon I]]'s life and the [[First French Empire]], then his regular exhibiting at the [[Paris Salon]] gained him a major reputation.<ref name=":2" /><ref>Fondation Custodia, [http://www.marquesdecollections.fr/detail.cfm/marque/12256/total/1 « Les Marques de Collections de Dessins & d'Estampes: L.4741] »</ref>
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Considéré pendant des années comme l'un des meilleurs graveurs français <ref name=":0" />, il expose pour la dernière fois au salon de [[1865 en France|1865]] après une production considérable, principalement effectuée à l'aquatinte <ref name=":0" />{{,}}<ref name=":2" />. La critique du début du {{s-|XX}} estime que Jazet a porté cette technique à un tel niveau de perfection qu'il a fini par en perdre son expression naturelle. Ses dernières œuvres sont parfois qualifiées d'une ''faiblesse regrettable'' <ref name=":0" />''.''
Considéré pendant des années comme l'un des meilleurs graveurs français <ref name=":0" />, il expose pour la dernière fois au salon de [[1865 en France|1865]] après une production considérable, principalement effectuée à l'aquatinte <ref name=":0" />{{,}}<ref name=":2" />. La critique du début du {{s-|XX}} estime que Jazet a porté cette technique à un tel niveau de perfection qu'il a fini par en perdre son expression naturelle. Ses dernières œuvres sont parfois qualifiées d'une ''faiblesse regrettable'' <ref name=":0" />''.''
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==Marriage and issue==
==Marriage and issue==
Jean-Pierre-Marie Jazet married Félicité Moreau.<ref name=":1" /> Their two sons Alexandre-Jean-Louis (born 10 May 1814) and Eugène-Pontus (born 1 May 1816) were both engravers,<ref name=":0" /> whilst their daughter Louise-Georgina (born 29 September 1822) married Théodore Vibert, with whom she had [[Jean-Georges Vibert]] and Alice Vibert, the latter marrying [[Étienne-Prosper Berne-Bellecour]].<ref>{{in lang|fr}} État-civil de la ville de Paris, 9e and 17e arrondissements.</ref>
Jean-Pierre-Marie Jazet married Félicité Moreau.<ref name=":1" /> Their two sons Alexandre-Jean-Louis (born 10 May 1814) and Eugène-Pontus (born 1 May 1816) were both engravers,<ref name=":0" /> whilst their daughter Louise-Georgina (born 29 September 1822) married Théodore Vibert, with whom she had [[Jean-Georges Vibert]] and Alice Vibert, the latter marrying [[Étienne-Prosper Berne-Bellecour]].<ref>{{in lang|fr}} État-civil de la ville de Paris, 9e and 17e arrondissements.</ref>

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Jazet by Charles Landelle (private collection).

Jean-Pierre-Marie Jazet (31 July 1788 - 16 August 1871) was a French engraver known for his etchings, aquatints and mezzotints


died at Yerres

Life

His father was Jean-Marie Jazet, verifier of the crown's buildings, who was mortally wounded in 1793 by an exploding cannon whilst serving in the Paris National Guard, when Jean-Pierre-Marie was only five.[1] His mother was Jeanne Marquant, sister of Suzanne Marquant, second wife of the painter and engraver Philibert-Louis Debucourt.[2] · [1]

After his father's death, Jean-Pierre-Marie was raised by his mother's brother Debucourt, becoming one of his best pupils.[1] For his art, Jazet learned and used burin, aquatint, stipple and etching.[3] Jean-Pierre-Marie Jazet mainly produced his compositions at night.[1] He mainly worked on genres favoured by his uncle and sold them to print dealers to help his mother financially. Later, still faithful to his master, he accompanied him until his death - Debucourt, who could no longer work, had spent considerable sums and his nephew helped him to end his life peacefully.[1]

Jazet began exhibiting in 1817.[1] He began his peak period two years later with engravings after Jacques-Louis-David's The Coronation of Napoleon, Antoine-Jean Gros's Standing Portrait of général Lassalle, Horace Vernet's The Bivouac of Colonel Moncey and François-Joseph Heim's Distribution of Prizes at the 1824 Salon. His many engravings, particularly those realised after Vernet's works and on subjects from Napoleon I's life and the First French Empire, then his regular exhibiting at the Paris Salon gained him a major reputation.[3][4]


Marriage and issue

Jean-Pierre-Marie Jazet married Félicité Moreau.[2] Their two sons Alexandre-Jean-Louis (born 10 May 1814) and Eugène-Pontus (born 1 May 1816) were both engravers,[1] whilst their daughter Louise-Georgina (born 29 September 1822) married Théodore Vibert, with whom she had Jean-Georges Vibert and Alice Vibert, the latter marrying Étienne-Prosper Berne-Bellecour.[5]

Recognition

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g (in French) E. Bénézit, Dictionnaire critique et documentaire des peintres, sculpteurs, dessinateurs & graveurs de tous les temps et de tous les pays, Paris, Ernest Gründ Éditeur, 1924, volume II : p. 716.
  2. ^ a b (in French) État-civil de la ville de Yerres.
  3. ^ a b (in French) "Les Marques de Collections de Dessins & d'Estampes: L.4741". Fondation Custodia.
  4. ^ Fondation Custodia, « Les Marques de Collections de Dessins & d'Estampes: L.4741 »
  5. ^ (in French) État-civil de la ville de Paris, 9e and 17e arrondissements.
  6. ^ (in French) "Salons 1673-1914, salons.musee-orsay.fr".
  7. ^ (in French) "Base Léonore".
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