Polyclès Langlois

Polyclès Langlois
Born 29 September 1814
Pont de l'Arche
Died 30 November 1872 (aged 58)
Sèvres
Nationality French
Occupation Writer, cartoonist and painter

Polyclès Langlois (29 September 1814 30 November 1872) was a French writer, draughtsman and painter.

Biography

Polyclès Langlois was born in Pont de l'Arche in Normandy on 29 September 1814. He was the son of Eustache-Hyacinthe Langlois. Polyclès and his older sister Espérance Langlois were both taught by their father and often assisted him with drawings and engravings.[1] He exhibited a view of Saint-Ouen and Old Street of old Rouen at the Salon de Paris of 1861. He drew views of the monuments of Rouen and then worked at the Sèvres porcelain factory. He died in Sèvres on 30 November 1872.

Selected works

Incendie de la flèche

Gallery

References

  1. Michaud 1859, p. 192.
  2. Revue de Rouen et de Normandie, 1834
  3. 3.0 3.1 Voyages pittoresques 2009, p. 275.
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