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1720 - 1778. Known for: Painting.
Charles Eisen received his first artistic instruction from his father François before he went to Paris in 1742 to study with the famous engraver Le Bas. Eisen celebrated his greatest successes as a... Read full biography
Charles Eisen received his first artistic instruction from his father François before he went to Paris in 1742 to study with the famous engraver Le Bas. Eisen celebrated his greatest successes as a book illustrator, for example for the Contes von La Fontaine in 1772. At the same time he advanced to... Read full biography
Charles Eisen received his first artistic instruction from his father François before he went to Paris in 1742 to study with the famous engraver Le Bas. Eisen celebrated his greatest successes as a book illustrator, for example for the Contes von La Fontaine in 1772. At the same time he advanced to become Madame de Pompadour's drawing teacher and held the title Dessinateur du roi. From 1751, Eisen regularly exhibited at the Académie de Saint-Luc in Paris. His unpolished manners and all too... Read full biography
Charles Eisen received his first artistic instruction from his father François before he went to Paris in 1742 to study with the famous engraver Le Bas. Eisen celebrated his greatest successes as a book illustrator, for example for the Contes von La Fontaine in 1772. At the same time he advanced to become Madame de Pompadour's drawing teacher and held the title Dessinateur du roi. From 1751, Eisen regularly exhibited at the Académie de Saint-Luc in Paris. His unpolished manners and all too easygoing way of life alone prevented him from having a better career at court.
Charles Eisen received his first artistic instruction from his father François before he went to Paris in 1742 to study with the famous engraver Le Bas. Eisen celebrated his greatest successes as a book illustrator, for example for the Contes von La Fontaine in 1772. At the same time he advanced to become Madame de Pompadour's drawing teacher and held the title Dessinateur du roi. From 1751, Eisen regularly exhibited at the Académie de Saint-Luc in Paris. His unpolished manners and all too easygoing way of life alone prevented him from having a better career at court.
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Charles Eisen received his first artistic instruction from his father François before he went to Paris in 1742 to study with the famous engraver Le Bas.
Eisen celebrated his greatest successes as a book illustrator, for example for the Contes von La Fontaine in 1772. At the same time he advanced to become Madame de Pompadour's drawing teacher and held the title Dessinateur du roi.
From 1751, Eisen regularly exhibited at the Académie de Saint-Luc in Paris. His unpolished manners and all too easygoing way of life alone prevented him from having a better career at court.