Thomas Degeorge (1786–1854) was a French neoclassical painter. The in the Clermont Auvergne Métropole contains several of Degeorge's works.
Biography Christophe Thomas Degeorge was born the son of lawyer Annet François Degeorge, who later became justice of the peace of Clermont-Ferrand (1831–1841), and Gilberte Vigeral, daughter of a from Vertaizon His brother (1787–1868) was an architect in Clermont-Ferrand and built the at Riom. From childhood he showed an interest in drawing. At the age of 8, he studied under a reputed master of art in Clermont, Pierre-Marie Gault de Saint-Germain; at 12, he was capable of meticulously made, life-like portraits and at 16, he joined the school of Jacques-Louis David.
Gaspard de Chabrol, of Seine, entrusted him with creating several tableaux for the churches of Paris: (The Entombment of Christ, at ), (The Martyrdom of Saint James the Lesser) and a (Christ at the Column). He painted frescos of allegorical figures for the ('hearings room') of the and aided Auguste Vinchon with the frescos for the chapel of Saint Maurice at the church of Saint-Sulpice. Possibly due to illness, he failed to win the scholarship.
Sometime before the July Revolution of 1830, he began , by personal choice rather than for a commission; it was mentioned in a letter of 1828., citing E.Vimont, 1892 After the events of the revolution, however, the subject was no longer considered appropriate, so he interrupted the work. It was only in 1837 that he could present the piece for exhibition at the Louvre, where the count of Montalivet, Minister of the Interior in the government of "citizen-king" Louis Philippe I refused to submit it to the jury for fear of exciting political passions. Appreciating the artistry, however, Montalivet bought the work a little later in the name of the state and offered it to the town of Clermont-Ferrand and, in return, commissioned Degorge to create (Christ in Gethsemane) for the parish church of .
Around this time, Degeorge left Paris to return to Clermont-Ferrand; while there, he created several portraits of local figures, such as François Dominique de Reynaud, ; Clermont mayor Antoine Blatin; , first president of the Riom appellate court; and general Nicolas Léonard Beker. He also painted rural figures such as ('scyther') and ('the young gatherer'). He was named a member of the . he was created a in the in 1854.Base Léonore : Degeorge Christophe Thomas
He married Antoinette Jeanne Delmas de Grammont who, after his death, passed the contents of his atelier to the city, making up around 60 paintings and 2 sketchbooks, which are kept now at the museum.
Works , Paris: . , Châtenay-Malabry: Vallée-aux-Loups. (The invasion of the Assembly on the 1st of Prairial), 1831 Several paintings, sketches and studies at the in Clermont-Ferrand, including: (1837) (1838) (1838), showing Louise-Marie de Laval, spouse of baron Anne-Marie-Mathias Camille Delaval. (1846)Blog de l'Association des amis des musées de Clermont-Ferrand. (1824)
, Departmental museum of the Vendée. (1841), Another tableau on the same theme in the church of Saint-Julien-de-Coppel in Puy-de-Dôme. , Riom, Palais de justiceInventaire général du patrimoine culturel.
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Works by Thomas Degeorge at from the French Ministry of Culture