Theodore Basset de Jolimont

Dieppe – The Artists – de Jolimont, Theodore Basset

October 20, 2021 / ° Artists, Dieppe, Normandy, West

This page forms part of a series of pages dedicated to the many artists who painted in Dieppe. A full list of all the artists with a link to their works can be found at the bottom of this page.

Theodore Basset de Jolimont
Theodore Basset de Jolimont

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Francois Gabriel Theodore Basset de Jolimont (1787 – 1854) was a French artist, lithographer, painter and antiquary. de Jolimont was born at Martainville, not far from Rouen, on 8 February 1787, son of an advocate at the Norman parliament. He became interested in drawing at an early age. When his father died the family fortune was swallowed up by legal fees, and he had to live by his work as an artist. de Joliment acquired considerable talent in painting with gouache and watercolor, and used this skill in reproducing and restoring ancient illustrated manuscripts. He became a writer on art, water-colorist and paleographer. He became director of the Gymnase central de Paris.

He had a love of the ancient monuments of France, which he wished to preserve for ever. He created a great number of illustrations of buildings in Paris, Rouen, Moulins and Dijon, and as both artist and author published a number of illustrated works on the monuments in different cities.

King Louis-Philippe awarded him a gold medal for his 1845 book on the main buildings in Rouen of the year 1525.

Despite his talent and the volume of his work, de Jolimont always struggled with poor fortune. He died in Dijon on 27 October 1854.

Click here to read de Jolimont’s full bio on Wikipedia.

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???? - Theodore Basset de Jolimont - Fence of the treasury. Saint Jacques Church in Dieppe
???? – Theodore Basset de Jolimont – Fence of the treasury. Saint Jacques Church in Dieppe
???? - Theodore Basset de Jolimont - Marquee of the Church of St-Remi in Dieppe
???? – Theodore Basset de Jolimont – Marquee of the Church of St-Remi in Dieppe
???? - Theodore Basset de Jolimont - Saint-Remy Church in Dieppe. Decorative and architectural pattern
???? – Theodore Basset de Jolimont – Saint-Remy Church in Dieppe. Decorative and architectural pattern
???? - Theodore Basset de Jolimont - Saint-Remy Church in Dieppe. Tomb of M. Montigny, governor of the castle, in the Chapelle-de-la-Vierge. Fragments of marquee
???? – Theodore Basset de Jolimont – Saint-Remy Church in Dieppe. Tomb of M. Montigny, governor of the castle, in the Chapelle-de-la-Vierge. Fragments of marquee

Mesnieres-en-Bray

Mesnieres-en-Bray is a small village that lies close to Dieppe on the South East.

1834 - Theodore Basset de Jolimont - Castle of Mesnieres. Seine-Inferior
1834 – Theodore Basset de Jolimont – Castle of Mesnieres. Seine-Inferior
1834 - Theodore Basset de Jolimont - Castle of Mesnieres. Seine-Inferior
1834 – Theodore Basset de Jolimont – Castle of Mesnieres. Seine-Inferior
1834 - Theodore Basset de Jolimont - Castle of Mesnieres, Garden side. Seine-Inferior
1834 – Theodore Basset de Jolimont – Castle of Mesnieres, Garden side. Seine-Inferior
1834 - Theodore Basset de Jolimont - Castle of Mesnieres, View from the Entrance side. Seine-Inferior
1834 – Theodore Basset de Jolimont – Castle of Mesnieres, View from the Entrance side. Seine-Inferior
1834 - Theodore Basset de Jolimont - View of the castle of Mesnieres. East facade. Seine-Inferior
1834 – Theodore Basset de Jolimont – View of the castle of Mesnieres. East facade. Seine-Inferior
1852 - Theodore Basset de Jolimont - View of the Castle of Mesnieres. Seine-Inferior
1852 – Theodore Basset de Jolimont – View of the Castle of Mesnieres. Seine-Inferior

de Jolimont applied his arts all over France. He loved old monuments and buildings, and made many drawings of them. Here are the places he painted in (a link “⇠” to his works will appear here when published):

Dieppe in Normandy was a popular place for artists to come and apply their art. Here is a list, non exhaustive, of the artists that painted in Dieppe.

A link (“⇠”) to the artist’s works will appear when published (a “*” indicates that the artist did not work directly in Dieppe, instead worked in nearby villages):

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