Suchergebnisse
Suchergebnisse:
Largillière was appointed as chancellor of the French Academy in 1743. Death. Nicolas de Largillière died on 20 March 1746 at the age of 89. Upon his death, he donated to France several small landscapes and still life pictures he had created. Legacy
Nicolas de Largillière (* 20. Oktober 1656 in Paris; † 20. März 1746 ebenda) war ein französischer Maler des Rokoko. Er gilt neben Hyacinthe Rigaud als erster Porträtist seiner Zeit in Frankreich
Died: March 20, 1746, Paris. Largillière, Nicolas de: Allegorical Portrait. Allegorical Portrait, painting by Nicolas de Largillière, c. 1680–85; in the Louvre, Paris. 43 × 32 cm. (more) Nicolas de Largillière (baptized Oct. 10, 1656, Paris, France—died March 20, 1746, Paris) was a French historical and portrait painter who excelled in ...
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
1656 - 1746. He was born (and died) in Paris; he trained in Antwerp and from about 1674 was for some years an assistant to Peter Lely in England. He became a member of the French Academy in 1686 and was later Director; he is recorded as an early admirer of Chardin. He specialised in portraits, mostly of the professional classes.
Died 1746. Nationality French. Birth place Paris. Death place Paris. Born in Paris, Nicolas de Largillière trained as an artist in Antwerp, where he showed a great admiration for the Flemish Masters. At the age of eighteen he moved to England, where he was apprenticed to Peter Lely at Windsor.
Even after his death he was described as ‘naturally restless, capricious and vindictive. He let himself be led by that spirit of spite and harassment [which is] the scourge of societies.’ A letter which Rousseau wrote to the lawyer Brossette in 1716 claims ‘I shall be painted for the first time in my life’, suggesting that it is ...
Nicolas de Largillière. Dates: 1656-1746. Nationality: French. Place of death: Paris. Place of birth: Paris. View All Objects This website uses cookies. We use optional cookies to enhance your user experience and to analyse our traffic. We also share inf ...
