Théophile Thoré-Bürger

Étienne-Joseph-Théophile Thoré (better known as Théophile Thoré-Bürger) (23 June 1807–30 April 1869) was a French journalist and art critic.

He is best known today for rediscovering the work of painter Johannes Vermeer and several other prominent Dutch artists.

Today, Thoré-Bürger is best known for rediscovering the work of Johannes Vermeer and Carel Fabritius[1] 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.

[2] On Thoré-Bürger's death, she inherited his valuable art collection, much of which was eventually sold.

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