Jean Bonvoisin
Illustration — Haman confused by Esther, Jean Bonvoisin, 1775 Jean Bonvoisin (1752–1837) was a French painter.
Jean Bonvoisin
Jean Bonvoisin · Own work, VladoubidoOo, 21 December 2013, 16:12:11 · Public domain
- Born
- 1752 · Paris.
- Died
- 1837 · Paris.
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- France
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- painter
- Honours
- Prix de Rome
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- French
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Illustration — Haman confused by Esther, Jean Bonvoisin, 1775 Jean Bonvoisin (1752–1837) was a French painter.
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He was born in Paris. His father was an art dealer and his mother was an artist. Bonvoisin studied under Antoine-François Callet and then under Gabriel-François Doyen. In 1774 he won second prize in the prix de Rome (first prize that year went to Jacques-Louis David), then in 1775 he won first prize with Haman confounded by Esther before Ahasuerus, beating Jean-Baptiste Regnault. Under the French Revolution he and Wicar administrated the central museum of arts (what would become the musée du Louvre) and members of the temporary arts commission. On the Bourbon Restoration he became professor in the École Royale Gratuite de Dessin at Saint-Quentin.
François Joseph Victor Broussais. Line engraving by H. Bonvoisin after C. Duchesne. Iconographic Collections
https: Gallery: https: Wellcome Collection gallery (2018-03-29)
Portrait of Françoise Angélique de la Mothe Houdancourt, Duchess d'Aumont (1650-1711), formerly identified as Julie d'Angennes, Duchess of Montausier (1607-1671). This engraving was made in the 19th century, based on the portrait of the Condé Museum (see the image below), which was mistakenly identified at the time as a representation of the Duchess of Montausier.
Jean Bonvoisin / Pierre Mignard I · Mœurs intimes du Passé - Huitème série, Éducation de Princes par le Docteur Cabanès, Albin Michel, Editeur, Paris, 3e mille. author: Augustin Cabanès écrivain (circa 1922 date QS:P,+1922-00-00T00:00
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