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Find sources: "Vincent Courdouan" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (November 2014) (Learn how and when to remove this message) Vincent Courdouan; portrait by Louis Garcin (fl.1860s/80s) **Joseph Vincent François Courdouan** (7 March 1810 – 8 December 1893) was a French painter who specialized in [marine art](/source/Marine_art). ## Biography Battle of the [Romulus](/source/French_ship_Romulus_(1812)) (1848) His father was a [farrier](/source/Farrier) and veterinarian. He began his artistic studies at the age of twelve with the local artist [Pierre Letuaire](/source/Pierre_Letuaire). Later, he spent some time at the "École des Beaux-Arts de la Marine", a small school under the direction of the naval sculptor [Jacques-Félix Brun](/source/Jacques-F%C3%A9lix_Brun).[1] In 1829, he went to Paris where he studied engraving and worked in the studios of the painter [Paulin Guérin](/source/Jean-Baptiste_Paulin_Guerin), who was also originally from Toulon. After completing his studies, he returned home and, in 1833, became a member of the Académie du Var,[1] a group that promotes the arts and sciences in that region and can boast of many prominent members; including [André-Marie Ampère](/source/Andr%C3%A9-Marie_Amp%C3%A8re), [Louis Lumière](/source/Louis_Lumi%C3%A8re) and [Georges-Eugène Haussmann](/source/Georges-Eug%C3%A8ne_Haussmann). Three years later, he was back in Paris with his first exhibition at the [Salon](/source/Salon_(Paris)), where he continued to exhibit, winning a Third Class Medal in 1838 for his watercolors and [pastels](/source/Pastels). ### First successes In 1840, he began accepting students; these included the etcher [Charles Meryon](/source/Charles_Meryon). He travelled to Naples in 1844. The following year, he turned more to oil painting and exhibited widely throughout France, notably in [Lyon](/source/Lyon). In 1847, he visited Algeria and achieved a gold medal at the [Salon of 1848](/source/Salon_of_1848) for his painting "Battle of the Romulus".[1] This recognition was a major factor in his receiving a Professorship at the "École de la Marine de Toulon" in 1849. Three years later, he was awarded the [Légion d’Honneur](/source/L%C3%A9gion_d%E2%80%99Honneur).[2] He was named Honorary Director of the [Musée d'art de Toulon](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mus%C3%A9e_d%27art_de_Toulon&action=edit&redlink=1) [[fr](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mus%C3%A9e_d%27art_de_Toulon)] in 1857 and, five years later, was admitted into the [Félibrige](/source/F%C3%A9librige) (an [Occitan](/source/Occitans) cultural association) by its founder, [Frédéric Mistral](/source/Fr%C3%A9d%C3%A9ric_Mistral). The following year, at the age of 53, he married one of his students. He continued to exhibit and travel widely for many years (including a trip to Egypt in 1866). He had his last showing at the Salon in 1883 and his last major exhibitions at [Hyères](/source/Hy%C3%A8res) and [Aix-en-Provence](/source/Aix-en-Provence) in 1886. He died in the same house where he had been born.[1] Embarkation of the [Zouaves](/source/Zouave) leaving Algiers for the Crimea (1855) ## References 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-T_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-T_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-T_1-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-T_1-3) [Brief biography](http://www.toulon.fr/laissez-seduire/article/vincent-courdouan) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20220923064744/https://www.toulon.fr/laissez-seduire/article/vincent-courdouan) 2022-09-23 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine) @ the Ville de Toulon website. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** [Documentation](http://www.culture.gouv.fr/public/mistral/leonore_fr?ACTION=RETROUVER&FIELD_1=NOM&VALUE_1=COURDOUAN&NUMBER=5&GRP=0&REQ=%28%28COURDOUAN%29%20%3aNOM%20%29&USRNAME=nobody&USRPWD=4%24%2534P&SPEC=9&SYN=1&IMLY=&MAX1=1&MAX2=1&MAX3=100&DOM=All) @ the Base Léonore. ## Further reading - Jean-Roger Soubiran, *Autour de Vincent Courdouan: 1810-1893*, Musée d'Art Toulon (1993) [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [2-905076-36-4](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/2-905076-36-4) - Brigitte Gaillard et al., *Catalogue de l'exposition Vincent Courdouan*, held from 27 October 2000 to 4 February 2001 at the Musée d'Art de Toulon. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [2-950647-94-4](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/2-950647-94-4) - Brigitte Gaillard, *L'Algérie et l'Egypte: Vincent Courdouan et ses contemporains provençaux*, exhibition catalog, Musée d'Art Toulon (2010) [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [2-905076-74-7](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/2-905076-74-7) ## External links Wikimedia Commons has media related to [Vincent Courdouan](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Vincent_Courdouan). - [Biographical sketch and appreciation](http://carnet-escale.chez-alice.fr/Oeil_du_marin/Peinture/Courdou.htm) @ Carnet d'escale - [ArtNet: more works by Courdouan](http://www.artnet.fr/artistes/vincent-joseph-fran%c3%a7ois-courdouan/r%c3%a9sultats-de-ventes) Authority control databases International VIAF GND National United States France BnF data Artists ULAN RKD Artists Musée d'Orsay Auckland People Deutsche Biographie --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Vincent Courdouan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vincent_Courdouan) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vincent_Courdouan?action=history)). 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