André Giroux (April 30, 1801 – November 18, 1879) was a renowned French photographer and painter. His paintings were mostly landscape art and genre painting, one of which hangs in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. In particular, he restored several genre paintings of medieval ruins and troubadours. Giroux was also a well established art dealer and gave up painting to promote his business selling curiosities. Giroux's work is extensively discussed in Steven Adams' doctoral thesis from the University of Leeds in 2003. Background Born in Paris, he was son to François-Simon-Alphonse Giroux, maker of camera equipment for Louis-Jacques-Mandé Daguerre. He attended École des Beaux-Arts beginning in 1821, and was a student of Jacques-Louis David. He was also known for using the cliché-verre technique. Awards Prix de Rome en Paysage Historique — 1825, Winner (with Chasse de Méléagre) Légion d'honneur — 1870, Chevalier External links References André Giroux Profile at The Cleveland Museum of Art André Giroux Profile at J. Paul Getty Museum André Giroux Profile at Centre for Whistler Studies 1801 births 1879 deaths Artists from Paris 19th-century French painters French male painters French photographers French landscape painters Painters of ruins Prix de Rome for painting Chevaliers of the Légion d'honneur École des Beaux-Arts alumni Pupils of Jacques-Louis David 19th-century male artists