Jean-Baptiste Le Paon
Jean-Baptiste Le Paon (1736/1738–1785) was a French painter and onetime military man known for his works depicting military battle scenes. Through his uncle he was able to study under the Venetian painter of battle scenes Francesco Casanova. He later became the principal painter to the war hero Louis Joseph, Prince of Condé and adorned the Palais Bourbon which the royal had purchased with battle scenes.
Also recorded as Jean-Baptiste Lepaon · Louis Le Paon · Francois Lepaon · François Le Paon
Jean-Baptiste Le Paon
Jean-Baptiste Le Paon · Own work, Daniel Villafruela, 2012-09-17 · CC BY-SA 3.0
- Born
- 1738 · Paris.
- Died
- 1785 · Paris.
- Nationality
- France
- Occupation
- painter · military personnel
- Fields
- portrait
- Languages
- French
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Jean-Baptiste Le Paon (1736/1738–1785) was a French painter and onetime military man known for his works depicting military battle scenes. Through his uncle he was able to study under the Venetian painter of battle scenes Francesco Casanova. He later became the principal painter to the war hero Louis Joseph, Prince of Condé and adorned the Palais Bourbon which the royal had purchased with battle scenes.
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Identity and origins
The Lafayette Memorial at Prospect Park in Brooklyn, New York City was executed according to the painting of the Marquis, Lafayette at Yorktown created by Le Paon. The aforementioned painting is now in the permanent collection of Lafayette College in Easton, Pennsylvania. • Illustration — Lafayette at Yorktown, c. 1783–1785 (Lafayette College) • Illustration — The Prince of Nassau and the Chevalier d'Oraison combating a jaguar on the coast of Argentina, 1784
The recorded working language is French. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are portrait. Places of work recorded in the authority are Paris and Hanover. Work by Jean-Baptiste Le Paon is recorded in the collections of Smithsonian American Art Museum, Musée Massey, Condé Museum and Łazienki Palace.
The authorities additionally record the headings Jean-Baptiste Lepaon, Louis Le Paon, Francois Lepaon, François Le Paon and Charles Le Paon. His recorded language was French.
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Jean-Baptiste Le Paon is recorded as painter and military personnel.
The image is of Marquis de La Fayette standing next to James Armistead Lafayette, who was a spy for the Americans, against the British
Jean-Baptiste Le Paon
![Conclusion de la campagne de 1781 en Virginie. To his excellency General Washington... / peint par L. le Paon peintre de Bataille de S.A.S. Mgr. le Prince de Condé; gravé par N. le Mire des Academies Imperiales et Royales et de celle des Siences [sic] et Arts de Rouen et de Lille. Abstract/medium: 1 print: engraving.](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Conclusion_de_la_campagne_de_1781_en_Virginie._To_his_excellency_General_Washington_..._-_peint_par_L._le_Paon_peintre_de_Bataille_de_S.A.S._Mgr._le_Prince_de_Cond%C3%A9_%3B_grav%C3%A9_par_N._le_Mire_LCCN2004666565.jpg/731px-Conclusion_de_la_campagne_de_1781_en_Virginie._To_his_excellency_General_Washington_..._-_peint_par_L._le_Paon_peintre_de_Bataille_de_S.A.S._Mgr._le_Prince_de_Cond%C3%A9_%3B_grav%C3%A9_par_N._le_Mire_LCCN2004666565.jpg)
Conclusion de la campagne de 1781 en Virginie. To his excellency General Washington... / peint par L. le Paon peintre de Bataille de S.A.S. Mgr. le Prince de Condé; gravé par N. le Mire des Academies Imperiales et Royales et de celle des Siences [sic] et Arts de Rouen et de Lille. Abstract/medium: 1 print: engraving.
Le Mire, Noël, 1724-1801, engraver · Library of Congress Catalog: http: Image download: http: Original url
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1738
Jean-Baptiste Le Paon born at Paris.
1785
Jean-Baptiste Le Paon died at Paris.
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