Editing Stained glass (section)

===Revival in France===
{{further|List of French stained glass manufacturers}}
In France there was a greater continuity of stained glass production than in England. In the early 19th century most stained glass was made of large panes that were extensively painted and fired, the designs often being copied directly from oil paintings by famous artists. In 1824 the [[Sèvres]] porcelain factory began producing stained glass to supply the increasing demand.
In France many churches and cathedrals suffered despoliation during the [[French Revolution]]. During the 19th century a great number of churches were restored by [[Viollet-le-Duc]]. Many of France's finest ancient windows were restored at that time. From 1839 onwards much stained glass was produced that very closely imitated medieval glass, both in the artwork and in the nature of the glass itself. The pioneers were Henri Gèrente and André Lusson.<ref name= GC>Gordon Campbell, ''The Grove Encyclopedia of Decorative Arts'', Oxford University Press, {{ISBN|0-19-518948-5}}</ref>
Other glass was designed in a more Classical manner, and characterised by the brilliant cerulean colour of the blue backgrounds (as against the purple-blue of the glass of Chartres) and the use of pink and mauve glass.

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File:Vitrail du 19ème siècle Reims 020208 03.jpg|Detail of a "Tree of Jesse" window in [[Reims Cathedral]] designed in the 13th-century style by L. Steiheil and painted by Coffetier for Viollet-le-Duc (1861)
File:Thouars église St Médard (10).JPG|''St Louis administering Justice'' by Lobin in the painterly style, Church of St Medard, [[Thouars]] (19th century)
File:Cassagnes vitrail 1.JPG|A brightly coloured window at [[Cassagnes-Bégonhès]], Aveyron
File:Vitrail Saint-Urbain Troyes 110208 05.jpg|West window from [[Saint-Urbain, Troyes]] ({{circa|1900}})
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