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Apropos the 1819 French Expo and the légion-d’honneur
For the curious: the previous posts (entries) mention both the légion-d’honneur and 1819 French Exposition; Breguet's légion-d’honneur was awarded on the occasion of the 1819 French Exposition. The first volume of the report: Description des expositions des produits de l'industrie française, faites à Paris depuis leur origine jusqu'à celle de 1819 inclusivement published in 1824 notes the event on page 38...
Liste des savans, des artistes et des fabricans auxquels le Roi a accordé la décoration de la Légion-d’ Honneur, ou d’autres distinctions honorifiques, à l’occasion de l’exposition de 1819. légion-d’honneur. Du 8 septembre. Breguet, horloger à Paris, s’est mis hors du concours, comme membre du jury.
Also included in the first volume of the report is the floor plan of the 1819 exposition at the Louvre; readers will have seen this map (planche double 1 et 2. Plan des salles de l’exposition) in the book: Breguet: An Apogee of European Watchmaking (page 75). Etienne de Jouy (1764-1846) in Etat actuel de l'industrie française, ou coup d'oeil sur l'exposition de ses produits dans les salles du Louvre, en 1819 (page 26, page 112 ) notes Breguet was located in Salon No. 5 (location, location, location).
La salle sous le no. 5, placée immédiatement derrière le frontispice de la colonnade [Louvre], est occupée par les plusieurs ouvrages précieux du célèbre Breguet. Nommer Breguet, c'est annoncer des perfectionnemens obtenus par le concours du génie qui invente, de la science qui calcule de l'observation qui compose, et de l'art qui exécute. Cet habile horloger a désormais atteint la haute de son art...
Translation:
The room under no. 5, placed immediately behind the frontispiece of the colonnade [Louvre], is occupied by several precious works by the famous Breguet. To name Breguet is to announce improvements obtained through the collaboration of genius which invents, science which calculates, observation which composes, and art which executes. This skillful watchmaker has now reached the height of his art…
Note: the enclosed floorplan is described in the section Description des localités on page 87 of the aforementioned report of 1824; there were 41 salons and the 1824 report (pages 87-100) walk the reader through the salons, example:
Nous sommes arrivés à la salle n°. 5, située au milieu de la colonnade, et occupée presque en entier par la belle collection des produits des manufactures de MM. Ternaux et fils. Les montres et autres objets d’horlogerie confectionnés par M. Bréguet occupaient l’embrasure d’une croisée.
Translation:
We arrived at room no. 5, located in the middle of the colonnade, and occupied almost entirely by the beautiful collection of products from the factories of MM. Ternaux and Fils. Watches and other horological objects made by Mr. Bréguet occupied the embrasure of a window.
Breguet bric-a-brac: Société d'Encouragement pour l'Industrie Nationale
Abraham Breguet is often mentioned as being a member of the French Academy (1816), the Bureau of Longitude (1814) and the Legion of Honor (1819); often neglected is Breguet's membership in the Société d'Encouragement pour l'Industrie Nationale (SEIN) ; ma...
Abraham Breguet and Pierre-Philippe Thomire (1751-1843)
The Bulletin de la Société d'Encouragement pour l'Industrie Nationale [SEIN] 1820. 19e année lists Breguet (please refer to Figure 1 ) with a symbol indicating Breguet was now a member (chevalier) of the Legion-d' Honneur; the honor bestowed upon Breguet ...
Apropos the 1819 French Expo and the légion-d’honneur
For the curious: the previous posts (entries) mention both the légion-d’honneur and 1819 French Exposition; Breguet's légion-d’honneur was awarded on the occasion of the 1819 French Exposition. The first volume of the report: Description des expositions d...