Théophile Thoré-Bürger
French journalist and art critic (1807-1869) · France · On the map · Journalists · Died at 61
Étienne-Joseph-Théophile Thoré was a French journalist and art critic. He is best known today for rediscovering the work of painter Johannes Vermeer, Carel Fabritius, and several other prominent Dutch artists.
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He lived for more than a decade with Apolline Lacroix, the wife of his collaborator Paul Lacroix, the curator of the Bibliothèque de l'Arsenal. On Thoré-Bürger's death, she inherited his valuable art collection, much of which was eventually sold.
