Blouet was born at Passy. He won the Grand Prix de Rome in 1821 at the École des Beaux-Arts, entitling him to five years of study at the French Academy in Rome. The study of Roman architecture that was expected from students at the French Academy at Rome resulted in his speculative restoration of the original construction of the Baths of Caracalla, Restauration des thermes d'Antonin Caracalla, à Rome, présentée en 1826 et dédiée en 1827 à l'Académie des Beaux-Arts (1828).
The Institut de France appointed Blouet the head of the fine arts section of the French Morea expedition 1828–1833, the second of three great military-scientific expeditions led by France in the first half of the 19th century,[1] in which geologists and antiquarians accompanied an expedition with military objectives, in this case to deport all Ottoman nationals from the Morea, a turning-point in the Greek War of Independence. In the course of the expedition he established the identity of the Temple of Zeus at Olympia (1829), which was measured and carefully drawn and published.[2]
Having overseen the completion of the Arc de Triomphe (1831–36), he toured the United States in 1836, together with Frédéric-Auguste Demetz, a penal reformer and lawyer at the French Royal Court, to study American prison architecture and administration for the French Ministry of the Interior.
Upon Blouet's return to Paris he devoted himself to the reform of prison design and in 1838 was appointed to the new post of Inspector General of French Prisons, which brought with it, ex officio, a seat on the Conseil des bâtiments civiles, the official national body that succeeded the Bâtiments du Roi of the Ancien Régime.[3] Blouet believed in using architecture to realize social reform and together with Demetz worked on the design and layout of the buildings for the Mettray Penal Colony, an agricultural reform school, which was initially directed by Demetz after its opening in July 1839. It was noted as being officially opened on 22 January 1840.[4]
Restauration des thermes d'Antonin Caracalla, à Rome, présentée en 1826 et dédiée en 1827 à l'Académie des Beaux-Arts (1828)
Expedition scientifique de Morée ordonnée par le Gouvernement Français; Architecture, Sculptures, Inscriptions et Vues du Péloponèse, des Cyclades et de l'Attique, mesurées, dessinées, recueillies et publiées (Abel Blouet, with Amable Ravoisié, Achille Poirot, Félix Trézel and Frédéric de Gournay) (3 volumes, 1831–1838)
Rapports à M. le Comte de Montalivet, sur les pénitenciers des États-Unis, by Frédéric-Auguste Demetz and Abel Blouet (1837)
Chutes du Niagara (Niagara Falls), drawn from nature in March 1837 by A. Blouet, lithographed by C. Remond (1838)
Instruction Et Programme Pour La Construction Des Maisons D'Arrêt Et De Justice: Atlas De Plans De Prisons Cellulaires by Abel Blouet, Romain Harou [fr] and Hector Horeau [fr] (1841)[6]
Projet de prison cellulaire pour 585 condamnés, précédé d'Observations sur le système pénitentiaire (1843) The design had been shown at the Paris Salon of 1843.
Traité théorique et pratique de l'art de bâtir by Jean-Baptiste Rondelet, 5 volumes (1802-1817). Supplément (plates) by G.-Abel Blouet (1847)
NotesEdit
^The first, used as a benchmark, had been Napoleon's Egyptian campaign starting in 1798; the third took place in Algeria from 1839.
^Expedition scientifique de Morée ordonnée par le Gouvernement Français; Architecture, Sculptures, Inscriptions et Vues du Péloponèse, des Cyclades et de l'Attique, mesurées, dessinées, recueillies et publiées (Abel Blouet, with Amable Ravoisié, Achille Poirot, Félix Trézel and Frédéric de Gournay) (3 volumes, 1831–1838)
^David Van Zanten, "Nineteenth-Century French Government Architectural Services and the Design of the Monuments of Paris" Art Journal48.1, Nineteenth-Century French Art Institutions (Spring 1989:16-22).
^"Model prisons", The New York Times, 25 August 1873
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Guillaume Abel Blouet 6 October 1795 7 May 1853 was a French architect who specialised in prison design Frontispiece of L Expedition scientifique de Moree edited by BlouetTemple de Jupiter Panhellenien Contents 1 Biography 2 Principal publications 3 Notes 4 External linksBiography EditBlouet was born at Passy He won the Grand Prix de Rome in 1821 at the Ecole des Beaux Arts entitling him to five years of study at the French Academy in Rome The study of Roman architecture that was expected from students at the French Academy at Rome resulted in his speculative restoration of the original construction of the Baths of Caracalla Restauration des thermes d Antonin Caracalla a Rome presentee en 1826 et dediee en 1827 a l Academie des Beaux Arts 1828 The Institut de France appointed Blouet the head of the fine arts section of the French Morea expedition 1828 1833 the second of three great military scientific expeditions led by France in the first half of the 19th century 1 in which geologists and antiquarians accompanied an expedition with military objectives in this case to deport all Ottoman nationals from the Morea a turning point in the Greek War of Independence In the course of the expedition he established the identity of the Temple of Zeus at Olympia 1829 which was measured and carefully drawn and published 2 Having overseen the completion of the Arc de Triomphe 1831 36 he toured the United States in 1836 together with Frederic Auguste Demetz a penal reformer and lawyer at the French Royal Court to study American prison architecture and administration for the French Ministry of the Interior Upon Blouet s return to Paris he devoted himself to the reform of prison design and in 1838 was appointed to the new post of Inspector General of French Prisons which brought with it ex officio a seat on the Conseil des batiments civiles the official national body that succeeded the Batiments du Roi of the Ancien Regime 3 Blouet believed in using architecture to realize social reform and together with Demetz worked on the design and layout of the buildings for the Mettray Penal Colony an agricultural reform school which was initially directed by Demetz after its opening in July 1839 It was noted as being officially opened on 22 January 1840 4 In 1846 he was appointed a professor at the Ecole nationale superieure des Beaux Arts where his pupils included Jules Pellechet In 1848 when his post of Inspector General of Prisons was eliminated in a reorganization 5 he was given in compensation the position of architect in charge of the Palais de Fontainebleau which was to be a center of court life under the French Second Empire He revised and completed the Traite theorique et pratique de l art de batir of Jean Baptiste Rondelet 1847 He was elected to the Academie des Beaux Arts in 1850 He died in Paris in 1853 Principal publications EditRestauration des thermes d Antonin Caracalla a Rome presentee en 1826 et dediee en 1827 a l Academie des Beaux Arts 1828 Expedition scientifique de Moree ordonnee par le Gouvernement Francais Architecture Sculptures Inscriptions et Vues du Peloponese des Cyclades et de l Attique mesurees dessinees recueillies et publiees Abel Blouet with Amable Ravoisie Achille Poirot Felix Trezel and Frederic de Gournay 3 volumes 1831 1838 Rapports a M le Comte de Montalivet sur les penitenciers des Etats Unis by Frederic Auguste Demetz and Abel Blouet 1837 Chutes du Niagara Niagara Falls drawn from nature in March 1837 by A Blouet lithographed by C Remond 1838 Instruction Et Programme Pour La Construction Des Maisons D Arret Et De Justice Atlas De Plans De Prisons Cellulaires by Abel Blouet Romain Harou fr and Hector Horeau fr 1841 6 Projet de prison cellulaire pour 585 condamnes precede d Observations sur le systeme penitentiaire 1843 The design had been shown at the Paris Salon of 1843 Traite theorique et pratique de l art de batir by Jean Baptiste Rondelet 5 volumes 1802 1817 Supplement plates by G Abel Blouet 1847 Notes Edit The first used as a benchmark had been Napoleon s Egyptian campaign starting in 1798 the third took place in Algeria from 1839 Expedition scientifique de Moree ordonnee par le Gouvernement Francais Architecture Sculptures Inscriptions et Vues du Peloponese des Cyclades et de l Attique mesurees dessinees recueillies et publiees Abel Blouet with Amable Ravoisie Achille Poirot Felix Trezel and Frederic de Gournay 3 volumes 1831 1838 David Van Zanten Nineteenth Century French Government Architectural Services and the Design of the Monuments of Paris Art Journal 48 1 Nineteenth Century French Art Institutions Spring 1989 16 22 Model prisons The New York Times 25 August 1873 Van Zanten 1989 Noted in Van Zanten 1989 17 External links Edit nbsp Media related to Abel Blouet at Wikimedia Commons Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Guillaume Abel Blouet amp oldid 1169634191, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
