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Henri Révoil
French architect
Henri Révoil (1822–1900) was a 19th-century French architect.
Henri Révoil | |
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Born | 19 June 1822 |
Died | 20 March 1900 |
Nationality | French |
Occupation | Architect |
Children | Paul Révoil – Georges Révoil [fr] |
Early life
Henri Révoil was born in 1822 in Aix-en-Provence. His father was the painter Pierre Révoil.
Career
From 1855 to 1860, he designed the facade of the Église de la Madeleine, which is listed as a Monument historique.[1][2][3][4][5] He also designed the lower part of the Fontaine du Roi René on the Cours Mirabeau in 1819; three years later, in 1822, David d'Angers (1788–1856) designed a statue of René of Anjou on top of it.[6]
Additionally, he was commissioned to decorate the Marseille Cathedral in Marseille.[7][8] He went on to restore many other churches in Provence.[8]
Additionally, he restored the Château de Tarascon in Tarascon.[9]
He was a member of the Académie de Nîmes.[10]
Personal life
He was married to Louise-Anais-Henriette Baragnon (1830-1870).[11] They resided in Nîmes.[8] Their son, Paul Révoil (1856-1914), became a diplomat and nonfiction author.
He died in 1900 in Mouriès.
- Henri Révoil, Architecture romane du midi de la France: Architecture civile (Morel, 1874, Volume 3, 43 pages)[12]
- Base Mérimée: PA00080997, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
- Liliane Counord, Jean-Paul Labourdette, Gérard Bernar, Dominique Auzias, Provence, Le Petit Futé, 2010, p. 166