Emile Theophile Blanchard, Watercolor On Paper, " Study Of Insects," Epoch 19th Century

Emile Theophile Blanchard, watercolor on paper, " Study of Insects," Epoch 19th century

EMILE THEOPHILE BLANCHARD (FRENCH, 1795-1860)
Watercolor on paper, study of Insects
Beautiful watercolor on paper by French artist, great skill in depicting insects and its details

Signed at lower right: E Blanchard
circa. 1820
Measurements:  Framed H 57.5 x W 45.5 x D 4 / Paper H 41 x W 30 cm.

Émile-Théophile Blanchard , born in Saint-Omer ( Pass de Calais ) on February3, 1795and died on February16, 1877in Paris 5 , is a French painter and illustrator , but began his career as a military surgeon 1 , 2 .

He is the son of Nicolas Blanchard and Joseph-Mélanie Merlen. He is the father of Émile Blanchard , the French zoologist.
Naturalist painter of flowers and natural history , Émile-Théophile Blanchard lives at 11 rue de la Vieille Estrapade in Paris. He was a pupil of brothers Gérard van Spaendonck (1746-1822) and Cornelis van Spaendonck (1756-1839) with fellow students Antoine Chazal (1795-1854) and Adèle Riché (1791-1878).He exhibited at the Salon of French Artists in 1818.