Pierre-Auguste Lamy | |
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 Marie Battu playing Ines in L'Africaine by Giacomo Meyerbeer. Watercolored lithography ( c. 1865); Charles Fernique, lithographer. | |
| Born | 1 July 1827 |
| Died | 6 October 1883 (aged 56) |
| Known for | Engraving, lithography, watercolors |
| Spouse(s) | Henriette Claire Dobremel (m. 1855) (1821–1898) |
Pierre-Auguste Lamy (1 July 1827 – 6 October 1883) was a French engraver, lithographer and watercolourist.
Pierre-Auguste Lamy's parents – Jean Martin Lamy (1780–1841) and Marie Elisabeth Quentin (1785–1854) – were married in Paris April 14, 1812. Pierre-Auguste Lamy married Henriette Claire Dobremel (1821–1898) in Paris on February 3, 1855. Lamy made his debut at the Salon of 1850. Pierre-Auguste Lamy died at his home, 35, rue des Jeûneurs (fr), October 6, 1883.
La Fiancée d'Abydos, premiered 30 December 1865 at the Théâtre-Lyrique
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