1721 – 1784

French painter. He made his public début in 1756 at the newly opened Marseille Académie, where he was listed as a drawing teacher; since nothing is known of his early training, and there is no record of his attempting to enrol at the Académie Royale or to win the Prix de Rome , it seems likely that he studied outside Paris. He did, however, exhibit regularly at the Paris Salon from 1767 to 1783, and he was accepted (agréé) by the Académie Royale in 1766 and received (reçu) in 1771, submitting the painting on which his fame was almost entirely to rest, the Oath of Brutus to Avenge Lucretia (exhibited Salon 1771; Nevers, Musée Municipal).Show more

1 artwork in collection