Jump to content

Elisa-Honorine Champin

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Paul venter (talk | contribs) at 10:35, 11 January 2020. The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

Primula and Saxifraga species
"Entrée de l'hôtel de Cluny"

Elisa-Honorine Champin (Paris - 1871 Sceaux, Hauts-de-Seine) was a French watercolourist and lithographer who specialised in painting flowers, fruit and vegetables. She studied under Mlle. Riché and exhibited at the Salon under her maiden name, Pitet, from 1833 to 1836. After marrying French painter Jean-Jacques Champin (1796-1860) in 1837 she exhibited under her married name. She contributed a series of vegetable posters to Le Jardin Potager (1850-1884) - these were printed by Lemercier & Cie. for use as advertisements by the firm Vilmorin-Andrieux, a leading wholesaler of seeds. [1]

References