François Kinson
François-Joseph Kinson (Dutch: Franciscus Josephus Kinsoen) (29 January 1770 in Bruges - 18 October 1839 in Bruges), was a Belgian painter. Kinson attended art school at Bruges and soon established a reputation in Ghent and Brussels. He exhibited a portrait in Paris in 1799.
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- Name
- François Kinson
- Born
- 29 January 1770
- Birthplace
- Bruges, Austrian Netherlands
- Died
- 18 October 1839
- Place of death
- Bruges, Kingdom of Belgium
- Occupation
- Painter
- Education
- Bruges Royal Academy of Fine Arts
- Nationality
- Habsburg Netherlands · First French Empire · United Kingdom of the Netherlands
- Known for
- Academic study after a sculpture: Apollo Belvedere
- Languages
- Dutch
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François-Joseph Kinson (Dutch: Franciscus Josephus Kinsoen) (29 January 1770 in Bruges - 18 October 1839 in Bruges), was a Belgian painter. Kinson attended art school at Bruges and soon established a reputation in Ghent and Brussels. He exhibited a portrait in Paris in 1799.
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Biography
Biography
Settled in Paris from 1794 on, the artist courted the favor of the rich and famous of the time. He worked for Napoleon's court and eventually became court painter to Jérôme Bonaparte, King of Westphalia. Kinson is best remembered for his portraits of elegant women. The artist continued to work in Paris, but died unexpectedly during a visit he made to his sisters in Bruges in 1839, at the age of 68.
François Kinson studied at Academy of Fine Arts Bruges. The recorded working language is Dutch. Places of work recorded in the authority are Bruges and Paris. Positions recorded include court painter. Works named in the authority record are Academic study after a sculpture: Apollo Belvedere. Work by François Kinson is recorded in the collections of Museum of Fine Arts Ghent (MSK), Groeningemuseum, Musée de l'Histoire de France, Musée des Beaux-Arts de Bordeaux and Musée Fesch.
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Key facts
Key facts
• Name — François Kinson • Birth Name — François Kinson • Born — 29 January 1770 • Birthplace — Bruges, Austrian Netherlands • Died — 18 October 1839 • Place of death — Bruges, Kingdom of Belgium • Occupation — Painter • Education — Bruges Royal Academy of Fine Arts • Illustration — François Joseph Kinson, Comtesse de MacMahon and Her Grandson Jules Bessequier, c.1825-30
Identity and origins
Identity and origins
The authorities additionally record the headings Francois Josephe Kinsoen, Francois Josephe Kinson, François-Joseph Kinsoen, François-Joseph Kinson and Franciscus Josephus Kinsoen. His recorded language was Dutch. He married Augustine Sophie Le Prince.
Identity
Identity
François Kinson is recorded with the occupation painter. Recorded as painter and draftsperson.
Life and career
Dated record
Life and career
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1771
François Kinson born at Bruges.
1839
François Kinson died at Bruges.
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Literature
• Charles CARTON, Ferdinand VANDEPUTTE e. a., Biographies des hommes remarquables de la Flandre occidentale, Brugge, 1847 • M. HEINS, François Kinsoen, in: Biographie nationale de Belgique, T. X, 1888–1889, 777-778. • Henri PAUWELS, Groeningemuseum Brugge, Catalogus, Brugge, 1960. • Om en rond het neoclassicisme in België, 1770-1830, tentoonstellingscatalogus, Brussel, 1986 • M.A. MEEUWS, Bijdrage tot de studie van het oeuvre van Frans Jozef Kinsoen, neoclassicistisch portretschilder, licentiaatsverhandeling (onuitgegeven), VUB, 1988. • Lexicon van West-Vlaamse beeldende kunstenaars, Deel I, 1992. • Dominiek DENDOOVEN, De Brugse academie in de achttiende eeuw, licentiaatsverhandeling (onuitgegeven), VUB, 1994. • Martial GUEDRON, Suvée, Odevaere, Kinsoen et Ducq: quatre peintres brugeois à Paris au temps du néo-classicisme, in: Jaarboek Stedelijke Musea, Brugge, 1995–1996. • Dominique VAUTIER, François-Joseph Kinsoen, in: The Dictionary of Art, Volume 18, Grove, Londen, 1996. • Bénézit Dictionary of Artists, Vol 7, Gründ, Parijs, 2006 • Andries VAN DEN ABEELE, De Club van de Belgen in Parijs onder Napoleon, in: Le Livre et l’Estampe, 2008, blz. 117–153. • Daniël DE CLERCK, Een late hulde aan François Joseph Kinsoen, in: Brugs Ommeland, 2009. • Daniël DE CLERCK, Waar is het borstbeeld van Franciscus Kinsoen gebleven?, in: Brugs Ommeland, 2017. • Daniël De Clerck, Ode aan de vrouw van Frans-Jozef Kinsoen, in: Brugs Ommeland, 2018. • Daniël DE CLERCK, Frans Kinsoen in miniatuur?, in: Brugs Ommeland, 2018. • Daniël DE CLERCK, Wie is dat mysterieuze 'Kinsoen-meisje' in de Brugse collectie?, in: Handelingen van het Genootschap voor geschiedenis te Brugge, 2018.
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