Paul Philippoteaux
artist, born in Paris, France, 27 January, 1846 was a French artist. He is best known for a cyclorama of the Battle of Gettysburg.Paul Philippoteaux was born in Paris, the son of the French artist Henri Emmanuel Felix Philippoteaux. His education was at the Coll??ge Henri-IV, the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris, and in the studio of his father, as well as the studios of Leon Cogniet, and Alexander Cabanal. He became interested in cycloramas and in collaboration with his father created The Defence of the Fort d'Issy in 1871. Other works included Taking of Plevna (Turko-Russian War), the Passage of the Balkans, The Belgian Revolution of 1830, Attack in the Park, The Battle of Kars, The Battle of Tel-el-Kebir, and the Derniere Sortie.He was commissioned by a group of Chicago investors in 1879 to create the Gettysburg cyclorama. He spent several weeks in April 1882 at the site of the Gettysburg Battlefield to sketch and photograph the scene, and extensively researched the battle and its events over several months. Local photographer William H. Tipton created a series of panoramic photographs shot from a wooden tower erected along present-day Hancock Avenue. The photos, pasted together, formed the basis of the composition. Philippoteaux also interviewed several survivors of the battle, including Union generals Winfield S. Hancock, Abner Doubleday, Oliver O. Howard, and Alexander S. Webb, and based his work partly on their recollections.Philippoteaux enlisted a team of five assistants,

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Paul Philippoteaux The Battle of Gettvsburg oil painting


The Battle of Gettvsburg
1884 oil on canvas 7.9 x 108.5cm (26 x 356ft) Gettysburg Military Park (mk63)
Painting ID::  28031
Paul Philippoteaux
The Battle of Gettvsburg
1884 oil on canvas 7.9 x 108.5cm (26 x 356ft) Gettysburg Military Park (mk63)
   
   
     

Paul Philippoteaux Grant at Fort Donelson oil painting


Grant at Fort Donelson
mk195 1870-1875 Oil on canvas 18x25
Painting ID::  49301
Paul Philippoteaux
Grant at Fort Donelson
mk195 1870-1875 Oil on canvas 18x25
   
   
     

Paul Philippoteaux Cyclorama of Gettysburg oil painting


Cyclorama of Gettysburg
mk195 1881 Oil on canvas
Painting ID::  49303
Paul Philippoteaux
Cyclorama of Gettysburg
mk195 1881 Oil on canvas
   
   
     

Paul Philippoteaux Cyclorama of Gettysburg oil painting


Cyclorama of Gettysburg
mk195 1881 Oil on canvas 30x370
Painting ID::  49304
Paul Philippoteaux
Cyclorama of Gettysburg
mk195 1881 Oil on canvas 30x370
   
   
     

Paul Philippoteaux Cyclorama of Gettysburg oil painting


Cyclorama of Gettysburg
mk195 1881 Oil on canvas 30x370
Painting ID::  49305
Paul Philippoteaux
Cyclorama of Gettysburg
mk195 1881 Oil on canvas 30x370
   
   
     

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     Paul Philippoteaux
     artist, born in Paris, France, 27 January, 1846 was a French artist. He is best known for a cyclorama of the Battle of Gettysburg.Paul Philippoteaux was born in Paris, the son of the French artist Henri Emmanuel Felix Philippoteaux. His education was at the Coll??ge Henri-IV, the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris, and in the studio of his father, as well as the studios of Leon Cogniet, and Alexander Cabanal. He became interested in cycloramas and in collaboration with his father created The Defence of the Fort d'Issy in 1871. Other works included Taking of Plevna (Turko-Russian War), the Passage of the Balkans, The Belgian Revolution of 1830, Attack in the Park, The Battle of Kars, The Battle of Tel-el-Kebir, and the Derniere Sortie.He was commissioned by a group of Chicago investors in 1879 to create the Gettysburg cyclorama. He spent several weeks in April 1882 at the site of the Gettysburg Battlefield to sketch and photograph the scene, and extensively researched the battle and its events over several months. Local photographer William H. Tipton created a series of panoramic photographs shot from a wooden tower erected along present-day Hancock Avenue. The photos, pasted together, formed the basis of the composition. Philippoteaux also interviewed several survivors of the battle, including Union generals Winfield S. Hancock, Abner Doubleday, Oliver O. Howard, and Alexander S. Webb, and based his work partly on their recollections.Philippoteaux enlisted a team of five assistants,

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