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1727 Paris, France - 1775. Known for: Paintings of notable portraits and figure dressed in rustic clothing, miniatures.
Francois-Hubert Drouais was the successor to Jean-Marc Nattier as the chief portrait painter at the court of Louis XV. He portrayed most of the leading figures of his age, including the king and his... Read full biography
Francois-Hubert Drouais was the successor to Jean-Marc Nattier as the chief portrait painter at the court of Louis XV. He portrayed most of the leading figures of his age, including the king and his two most famous mistresses, Madame de Pompadour and Madame du Barry, as well as artists and leading... Read full biography
Francois-Hubert Drouais was the successor to Jean-Marc Nattier as the chief portrait painter at the court of Louis XV. He portrayed most of the leading figures of his age, including the king and his two most famous mistresses, Madame de Pompadour and Madame du Barry, as well as artists and leading members of the professional classes. Drouais was born in Paris, the son of the painter Hubert Drouais (1699 - 1767), who was famous for his miniature portraits. Drouais was trained by his father and... Read full biography
Francois-Hubert Drouais was the successor to Jean-Marc Nattier as the chief portrait painter at the court of Louis XV. He portrayed most of the leading figures of his age, including the king and his two most famous mistresses, Madame de Pompadour and Madame du Barry, as well as artists and leading members of the professional classes. Drouais was born in Paris, the son of the painter Hubert Drouais (1699 - 1767), who was famous for his miniature portraits. Drouais was trained by his father and by other well-known painters, including Carle van Loo, Natoire and Boucher. He became a member of the Academy in 1758, and exhibited regularly at the Salon from 1755 to the year of his death. Drouais was celebrated for his likenesses of aristocrats... Read full biography
Francois-Hubert Drouais was the successor to Jean-Marc Nattier as the chief portrait painter at the court of Louis XV. He portrayed most of the leading figures of his age, including the king and his two most famous mistresses, Madame de Pompadour and Madame du Barry, as well as artists and leading members of the professional classes. Drouais was born in Paris, the son of the painter Hubert Drouais (1699 - 1767), who was famous for his miniature portraits. Drouais was trained by his father and by other well-known painters, including Carle van Loo, Natoire and Boucher. He became a member of the Academy in 1758, and exhibited regularly at the Salon from 1755 to the year of his death. Drouais was celebrated for his likenesses of aristocrats dressed in rustic costume, a current fashion, and for his representations of children, often in landscape settings.
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Art Method
- •Easel Painting
- •Miniature, Small Scale Painting
Art Media
- •Oil Paint
Art Subject
- •Portraits: Notables, Society, Celebrity, Historical and/or Royalty