Timoleon Marie Lobrichon

French born 1831

Timoleon Marie Lobrichon was a painter of genre scenes and portraits. He was born in Cornod (Jura) on April 26th 1831. He was a pupil of Picot winning medals in 1868 & 1882 and was awarded the Legion of Honour in 1883.

Eminent painters of the nineteenth century focused their gaze tenderly upon children and created images full of charm. Lobrichon was skilful in his rendering of children at their pastimes and revealed not only their images but their characters in a very real way.



He developed the genre to a high degree of detail and finish, leaving the viewer to marvel at his interpretation.

Amongst the titles of his works were " Mud Pies ", " First Love" and "Little Sinner".