Pierre-Victor Galland, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Pierre-Victor Galland

French painter

Date of Birth: 15-Jul-1822

Place of Birth: Geneva, Canton of Geneva, Switzerland

Date of Death: 30-Nov-1892

Profession: architect, painter, sculptor

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Pierre-Victor Galland (Geneva, 15 July 1822 – Paris, 30 November 1892) was a French decorative painter.Until the age of 16, Galland studied metalwork with his father, Jacques Galland, a goldsmith.
He then joined the studio of Henri Labrouste, studying architecture.
After two years of training, Labrouste encouraged him to pursue his interest in decorative art under the direction of Michel Martin Drolling.
In 1843, the decorative painter Pierre-Luc-Charles Ciceri (1782–1868) hired Galland to assist with the painting of figures, flowers, fruit, and garlands.
In 1848, he again worked with Labrouste, in 1848, on the decoration of the Fête de la Concorde.Galland was responsible for the ceiling of the grand staircase at Dartmouth House in Mayfair, London, England. Marcel de Chollet was one of his students at the École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts.