Joseph Aved
Illustration — Self-portrait, c. 1752 • Illustration — Yirmisekizzade Mehmed Said Efendi, 1742, Louvre Abu Dhabi Jacques-André-Joseph Aved (12 January 1702 – 4 March 1766), also called le Camelot (The Hawker) and Avet le Batave (The Dutch Avet), was a French painter, renowned among the main Rococo portraitists in Paris during King Louis XV's reign. He painted among others the Ottoman Empire ambassador to France in 1742, Yirmisekizzade Mehmed Said Efendi.
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Joseph Aved
Joseph Aved · Public domain
- Full name
- Jacques-André-Joseph-Camelot Aved.
- Born
- 1702. · Douai.
- Died
- 1766. · Paris.
- Nationality
- France.
- Occupation
- painter, art collector, art dealer, merchant and artist.
- Fields
- art.
- Movements
- Rococo.
- Teachers
- François Boitard and Alexis Simon Belle.
- Languages
- French.
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Illustration — Self-portrait, c. 1752 • Illustration — Yirmisekizzade Mehmed Said Efendi, 1742, Louvre Abu Dhabi Jacques-André-Joseph Aved (12 January 1702 – 4 March 1766), also called le Camelot (The Hawker) and Avet le Batave (The Dutch Avet), was a French painter, renowned among the main Rococo portraitists in Paris during King Louis XV's reign. He painted among others the Ottoman Empire ambassador to France in 1742, Yirmisekizzade Mehmed Said Efendi.
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Identity and origins
His father was a physician and he was orphaned when he was a little boy. He was raised in Amsterdam by one of his uncles, who was a captain in the Dutch Army. After his training in Amsterdam with François Boitard and Bernard Picart, Jacques Aved started working in Paris for Belle in 1721. He later entered the Académie royale de peinture et de sculpture (Royal Academy of Painting and Sculpture) in 1731 and he was appointed councillor after graduating in 1734 and in 1759, he took part in his last salon. In 1753 he became a member of the Confrerie Pictura. This collection was sold at auction in 1766. Carle Van Loo, François Boucher, Dumont le Romain and Chardin were some of his pupils.
Training under François Boitard and Alexis Simon Belle is recorded. François Boucher, Jacques Dumont le Romain and Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin are recorded as having studied under Joseph Aved. The recorded working language is French. The field of work recorded is art. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are portrait. Places of work recorded in the authority are Amsterdam, Paris and Brussels. Positions recorded include Académicien. Works named in the authority record are Posthumous Portrait of William IV (1711-1751), Portrait of William IV (1711–1751), Prince of Orange and Willem IV (1711-1751), prince of Orange-Nassau. Work by Joseph Aved is recorded in the collections of Minneapolis Institute of Art, J. Paul Getty Museum, Nationalmuseum, Rijksmuseum and Mauritshuis.
Joseph Aved was recorded at birth as Jacques-André-Joseph-Camelot Aved. He also worked under the name Aved, Jacques-Andre-Joseph Camelot. His recorded language was French. He married Anne Charlotte Aved.
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Joseph Aved is recorded as painter, art collector, art dealer, merchant and artist. Portrait of M.
Joseph Aved, ChemistLaboratory
Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin
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1702
Joseph Aved born at Douai.
1766
Joseph Aved died at Paris.
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He trained under François Boitard and Alexis Simon Belle. Each of those relationships is stated by the authority record rather than inferred from style.
Joseph Aved worked in art. His work is associated with Rococo. Recorded position is Académicien. He belonged to Confrerie Pictura and Académie royale de peinture et de sculpture. He worked at Amsterdam, Paris, Brussels and The Hague. Work and production. Works recorded as notable number 3: Posthumous Portrait of William IV (1711-1751), Portrait of William IV (1711–1751), Prince of Orange and Willem IV (1711-1751), prince of Orange-Nassau. His recorded genre is portrait.
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