Édouard Didron

Édouard Didron ( born October 13, 1836 in Paris, † April 14, 1902 ) was a French glass painter who created many stained glass windows for churches in Paris and the Ile- de -France.

Life

Édouard Didron was succeeded by his maternal uncle, the archaeologist Adolphe -Napoleon Didron (1806-1867) adopted. Édouard took over the glass painting workshop founded by his uncle in 1849, which was located in Neuilly -sur -Seine. As one of the leading studios, he was represented at the exhibitions in 1857 and 1859. At the Paris World Fair in 1878, he was a member of the selection committee.

Oeuvre (selection)

Stained glass windows in the following churches:

• St- Germain l'Auxerrois in Paris
• St- Louis- d'Antin in Paris
• St -Merry in Paris
• St- Séverin in Paris
• St- Thomas - d'Aquin in Paris
• Pere Lachaise Cemetery in Paris
• St- Martin- d'Esquermes in Lille
• Notre -Dame in Dijon
• St- Baudile in Nîmes
• St- Martin Saint-Martin -le- Hébert
• St- Vincent- de -Paul in Marseille
• Collegiate Church Saint- Pierre du Dorat
• Notre -Dame in Beaune
• Cathedral St- Pierre in Montpellier
• Cathedral in Nîmes
• Cathedral St-Front in Périgueux

Publications

• Les vitraux à l' exposition universelle 1867. Librairie de Archaeological Didron, Paris 1868
• Le vitrail depuis cent ans et à l' exposition de 1889 In: . Revue des Arts Décoratifs, Vol X in 1889/90, p 100