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A French miscellaneous writer, son of Alexandre; born in Paris, June 15, 1807; died there, March 25, 1869. Having accompanied his father on a trip to the East, he wrote: "Journey in Arabia Petraea" (1830-33); "Journey in the East" (2 vols., 1837-62); "History of Engraving" (1839); "The Dukes of Burgundy" (1849-51); "Account of the Enamels, Jewelry, and Various Objects on Exhibition in the Galleries of the Louvre" (2 vols., 1853); "The Renaissance of the Arts at the Court of France. Vol. I.: Painting" (1855). In the revolution of 1830 he was General Lafayette's adjutant, was afterwards in the diplomatic service at London, The Hague, and Cassel, and succeeded to his father's office.