Lancelot-Théodore Turpin de Crissé (1782–1859)

• Was a French writer and painter from Paris.
• His father was Colonel Henri Roland Lancelot Turpin de Crissé, an amateur painter of some note.
• In 1809, he exhibited at the Salon.
• He was granted the protection of the Imperial Family and became Chamberlain to the former Empress Josephine after her divorce.
• In 1810, he accompanied her on a trip to Switzerland and Savoy.

• In 1813, he married into a noble family and received a large inheritance from a cousin.

• Three years later, he became a member of the Académie des Beaux-Arts.

• He was then appointed to the "Board of Royal Museums" (1824) and Inspector-General for the "Département des Beaux-Arts" (1825).

• That same year, he was awarded the Légion d'honneur.
• He was named an honorary member of the Maison du Roi in 1829.
• Despite his association with the Bonapartes, he was a staunch Legitimist.
• He resigned all of his offices following the advent of the July Monarchy in 1830 and returned to private life.
• He was also known as an avid art collector, promoting many contemporary artists by purchasing their works.
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