Meta-Impressionism/ other exhibitions:

The Salon

1866

 

The Salon of 1866, short info:
The Salon of 1866 (the 84th) lasted from the 1st of May till the 20th of June and was held in the Palais des Champs-Elysées in Paris (iR4;iR3). The catalogue mentions 2583 partakers and 3398 numbers (iR1).
The Médaille d’Honneur wasn’t awarded this year. No one was appointed as Officier (or higher) in the Légion d’Honneur. The 40 medals for paintings were not divided in classes. So, this year there were no highly awarded paintings.
On this page you will find short information on the Salon of 1866 and some of the pictures exhibited. First you will find art-works of the partakers of the ‘impressionist’ expositions. Than some pictures of some related artists. At last you will find some rejected pictures. At the bottom of this page you will find some background information.
Note: If you double click on the first (of a cluster of) pictures and then click on full screen, you can create a slideshow. On a smartphone or laptop you can also zoom in. Enjoy!

 

Exhibited art-works by the ‘impressionist’:
19 of the 57 partakers of the ‘impressionist’ expositions showed about 37 art-works at the Salon of 1866. Boudin (2x); Félix Bracquemond (1x +2 engravings); Marie Bracquemond (1x); Brandon (2x +1wc +1dr); Bureau (2x); Cals (1x +2dr); Debras (1x +1dr); Edgar De Gas (=Degas; 1x); Latouche (1x); Lepic (1x); Lépine (2x); Meyer (2 enamels); Monet (2x); Morisot (2x); Auguste Ottin (4 sc); Léon Ottin (1x); Piette (1x); Pissarro (1x); Sisley (2x). See also the accounts of these artists.
1 painting of Renoir was accepted, the other rejected; he then withdrew the accepted work↓↓.
Félix Bracquemond and Alfred Meyer both received a medal (for painting).
The art-works will be rendered by form, first the paintings, then other art-works and then alphabettically.

 

 

Exhibited art-works by other artists:
Here below you will find some art-works (mainly paintings) of some other artists that were exhibited at the Salon of 1866. You will find them in an alphabetical order. This will not give you an overall impression (that is outside the scope of this website). Namely works of pre-impressionist, para-impressionist and other related artitsts will be shown. Namely the following artists showed paintings: Jongkind;
Note: additional info and pictures will follow.

 

Rejected art-works:
The following artists were rejected for the Salon of 1866: Cézanne (2x); Manet; Renoir (1x);

 

Accepted but withdrawn art-works:
One work of Renoir was rejected, the other accepted; Renoir then withdrew his accepted work. Here below you will find 2 uncertain options.

 

Background information:
This Salon counted 6 sections: 1. paintings; 2. drawings, watercolours, pastels, miniatures, enamels, porcelain and cartons for stained glass (windows); 3. sculpture and engraved medals; 4. architecture; 5. engravings; 6. lithographs. In an appendix the paintings and sculptures executed since 1865 in public monuments were noted. Artists were alowed to send in 2 art-works per section.

The jury:
There were 4 juries for section 1+2, 3, 4 and 5+6. The overall president was Comte de Nieuwerkerke. The jury of the painting and drawing section consisted of 24 members****; 3/4 part of the jury (18 members) was voted for, 1/4 was chosen by the ‘Administration’ (6 members).
Robert-Fleury* (president; directeur de l’École des Beaux-Arts; 125 votes), Théophile Gautier*** (writer; vice-president), Gleyre (vice-president; 140), Fromentin (secretary; 131); and as members: Barrias (96), P.J.A. Baudry** (62), Bida (155), Breton (124), Gustave Brion (106),  Cabanel* (professeur à l’École des Beaux-Arts; 176), Corot (128), Maurice Cottier***, Daubigny (105), Adrien Dauzats (116), Édouard Dubufe (79), Français** (75),  Gérôme* (professeur à l’École des Beaux-Arts; 181), Hébert** (120), Louis Lagaze***, Audré Maison***, Meissonier* (142), Pils** (professeur à l’École des Beaux-Arts; 174), Frédéric Reiset*** (curator of the Imperial musea), Paul de Saint-Victor*** (writer).
The supplementary members L.G.E. Isabey (58), Auguste de Lajolais (55), Théodore Rousseau (49), Alfred Arago*** (inspecteur genéral des Beaux-Arts). This year they were not part of the total amount of members.
Those who could vote were artists that were part of L’Institut, the Légion d’Honneur and/or who had received an award.
Note*: member of L’Institut; see Academic painters.
Note**: later member of L’Institut; see Academic painters.
Note***: nominated by the Administration.
Note****: in 1864 there were 16 members.

The awards:
The Médaille d’Honneur wasn’t  awarded this year.
40 artists received a medal for the section painting and drawings, etc., including Félix Bracquemond, Émile-Adelard Breton, John-Lewis Brown, Carolus Duran, Harpignies, Henner, Alfred Meyer, James Tissot.

Légion d’Honneur:
There were 9 people appointed as Chevalier in the Légion d’Honneur, including 4 painters

 

Sources:
Namely the Explication des Oeuvres of 1866 and 1867 (for the awards) (=R337).
See at the bottom of the main page on the Salon.
See link for the subscriptions of the paintings.

 

Recommanded citation: “Meta-Impressionism / other exhibitions: Salon of 1866; info and pictures. Last modified 2025/12/09. https://www.impressionism.nl/1866-salon/”

 

Note: additional info and pictures will be added.