Jacques Onfoy de Bréville (1858 - 1931)
RA Collection: People and Organisations
Count Jacques Marie Gaston Onfroy de Bréville. Artist and children’s book illustrator, known by the pen name ‘Job’ after his initials.
He joined the École des beaux-arts and exhibited at the 1886 ‘Salon des artistes français’, receiving a mixed reception. He then began a career as an illustrator, contributing caricatures to La Caricature and to La Lune.
However, he is best known for his illustrations for children’s books, most frequently for texts by Georges Montorgueil [psued. of Octave Lebesgue].
Several of his illustrations appear in La Vieille Garde impériale (1932) by Alfred Mame and fils de Tours.
His best known works are Murat, Le Grand Napoléon des petits enfants, Jouons à l‘histoire, Louis XI, Napoléon, Bonaparte and Les Gourmandises de Charlotte. He also illustrated the life of George Washington and was well known in the United States.
Profile
Born: 25 November 1858 in Bar-le-Duc
Died: 15 September 1931
Nationality: French
Gender: Male
Works by Jacques Onfoy de Bréville in the RA Collection
6 results
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![Jacques Onfoy de Bréville, Napoleon's defeat at the Battle of Aspern-Esslinge, 22 May 1809]()
Jacques Onfoy de Bréville
Napoleon's defeat at the Battle of Aspern-Esslinge, 22 May 1809
Metal relief blocks with letterpress
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![Jacques Onfoy de Bréville, Napoleon on the eve of the Battle of Montmirail, 11 February 1814]()
Jacques Onfoy de Bréville
Napoleon on the eve of the Battle of Montmirail, 11 February 1814
Metal relief blocks with letterpress
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![Jacques Onfoy de Bréville, The gates of Grenoble presented to Napoleon on his arrival from Elba, 7 March 1815]()
Jacques Onfoy de Bréville
The gates of Grenoble presented to Napoleon on his arrival from Elba, 7 March 1815
Metal relief blocks with letterpress
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![Jacques Onfoy de Bréville, Cambronne's surrender at the Battle of Waterloo, 18 June 1815]()
Jacques Onfoy de Bréville
Cambronne's surrender at the Battle of Waterloo, 18 June 1815
Metal relief blocks with letterpress
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![Jacques Onfoy de Bréville, Napoleon aboard HMS Bellerophon]()
Jacques Onfoy de Bréville
Napoleon aboard HMS Bellerophon
Metal relief blocks with letterpress
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![Jacques Onfoy de Bréville, The death of Napoleon Bonaparte, 5 May 1821]()
Jacques Onfoy de Bréville
The death of Napoleon Bonaparte, 5 May 1821, 1893?
Metal relief blocks with letterpress
Associated books
6 results
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Jacques Onfoy de Bréville and Jules de Marthold
Le grand Napoléon des petits enfans / illustrations by Job [pseud. Jacques Onfoy de Bréville] - Paris: [1893]
15/1894
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François Élie Jules F E J L Lemaitre
ABC / avec des images de JOB [pseud. of Jacques Onfoy de Bréville]. - Tours: 1933
12/876
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Jeanne Samary
Les gourmandises de Charlotte / Illustrations de Job [pseud. of Jacques Onfoy de Bréville] - Paris: 1890
11/2242
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Octave Lebesgue
Les trois couleurs : France son histoire / par G. Montorgueil [pseud. of Octave Lebesgue]; imagé par Job [pseud. of Jacques Onfoy de Bréville] - Paris: [1900]
15/2715