Henri Révoil

Henri Révoil (1822–1900) was a 19th-century French architect.

Henri Révoil
Born19 June 1822
Aix-en-Provence
Died20 March 1900
Mouriès
NationalityFrench
OccupationArchitect
ChildrenPaul Révoil – Georges Révoil

Biography

Early life

Henri Révoil was born in 1822 in Aix-en-Provence. His father was the painter Pierre Révoil.

Facade of the Église de la Madeleine.
Fontaine du Roi René.

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.

Bibliography
  • Henri Révoil, Architecture romane du midi de la France: Architecture civile (Morel, 1874, Volume 3, 43 pages)[12]

References
  1. French Ministry of Culture
  2. Liliane Counord, Jean-Paul Labourdette, Gérard Bernar, Dominique Auzias, Provence, Le Petit Futé, 2010, p. 166
  3. Dominique Auzias, Jean-Paul Labourdette, Provence, Le Petit Futé, 2011, p. 188
  4. Dominique Auzias, Jean-Paul Labourdette, Aix-en-Provence, Le Petit Futé, 2012, p. 299
  5. Dominique Auzias, Jean-Paul Labourdette, Provence, Le Petit Futé, 2013, p. 172
  6. Aix en provence: Pays Aixois et Salonais, Petit Futé, 2010, p. 140
  7. Dominique Auzias, Jean-Paul Labourdette, Les 100 plus belles églises de France 2011 - 2012, Le Petit Futé, 2011, p. 222
  8. Jacques Benoist, Le Sacré-Coeur de Montmartre, Editions de l'Atelier, 1992, Volumes 1-2, p. 441
  9. Dominique Auzias, Jean-Paul Labourdette, Paule Valois, Les 100 plus beaux châteaux de France, Le Petit Futé, 2011, p. 196
  10. Jacques Meine, Edmond Vermeil, le germaniste (1878-1964): Du Languedocien à l'Européen, Editions L'Harmattan, 2012, p. 33
  11. Vincent Wright, Les préfets de Gambetta, Presses Paris Sorbonne, 2007, p. 85
  12. Google Books
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