Jean Baptiste Capronnier

Background

Jean-Baptiste Capronnier was born in Paris in 1814.

Career

Jean-Baptiste Capronnier had much to do with the modern revival of glass-painting, and first made his reputation by his study of the old methods of workmanship, and his clever restorations of old examples, and copies made for the Brussels archaeological museum.

He carried out windows for various churches in Brussels, Bruges, Amsterdam and elsewhere, and his work was commissioned also for France, Italy and England.

Achievements

• At the Paris Exhibition of 1855 Jean-Baptiste Capronnier won the only medal given for glass- painting.