Marie Victor Ignace Poterlet also called Marie Poterlet, Victor Poterlet, and M. Victor Poterlet (1811–1889) was a 19th-century French wallpaper designer, engraver and printmaker.[1][2] His work is held in the collections of the Bibliothèque nationale de France and the Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum.
Early life
editPorterlet was born in Auve, France in 1811.[2][3]
Career
editPoterlet was a well-known wallpaper designer in the late 19th-century.[4] His work is included in the 1847 book Ornements du 19me siècle Inventés et dessinés par divers artistes industriels et gravés par Martin Riester.[5]
His 56-page sample book (numbered 1162) included machined and hand-made wallpaper samples made from embroideries, cut paper, and laces and is held in the Bibliothèque Forney (English Forney Library) in Paris, France.[4]
A collection of his work is held in the collection of the Bibliothèque nationale de France,[2] and the Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum.[6]
Family life
editPoterlet had a son, Henri Poterlet, who was also an ornamental engraver.[7]
References
edit- ^ Beraldi, Henri (1885–1892). "Les graveurs du XIXe siècle, guide de l'amateur d'estampes modernes". XI. Paris: Librairie L. Conquet: 37.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ a b c "Marie Victor Poterlet (1811–1889)". data.bnf.fr (in French).
- ^ Beraldi, Henri (1891). The Nineteenth-Century Engravers: A Connoisseur's Guide to Modern Prints, Volume 11 of The Nineteenth-Century Engravers, The Nineteenth-Century Engravers: A Connoisseur's Guide to Modern Prints. L. Conquet. p. 37.
- ^ a b Marie Messager, Véronique Rouchon (18 January 2017). "Damaged Blue Papers : Optimising Consolidation while Preserving Original Colour". Journal of Paper Conservation.
- ^ "Cat'zArts – Affichage d'une notice". ensba.fr.
- ^ "Decorative panel: Artist M. Victor Poterlet, French, 1811 – 1889". Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum. Retrieved 4 June 2022.
- ^ Poterlet, Marie Victor Ignace. Oxford Art Online: Benezit Dictionary of Artists. 2011. Retrieved 30 January 2022.