Paris 1727-Rome 1775
was a French painter and Jean-Germain Drouais's father. He specialized in portraits, some of which include Louis XV's last two mistresses, Madame de Pompadour and Madame du Barry respectively. He even painted the young Marie Antoinette. Related Paintings of Francois-Hubert Drouais :. | Portrait of Robert Le Lorrain | Charles of France and his sister Clotilde | Madame Clotilde playing the guitar | Count of Vaudreuil in | Portrait of marquis de Briges, aged 7 | Related Artists:
COYPEL, AntoineFrench Baroque Era Painter, 1661-1722
director of the French Royal Academy and principal painter of Louis XV. He illustrated many literary works, including editions of Moliere's plays, and was himself a prolific dramatist. Coypel wrote one fairy tale, Agla ou Nabotine (Agla or Little One?), published posthumously in 1779. Coypel weaves several traditional fairy tale motifs into the story of a benevolent fairy who tests the kindness and sincerity of an ugly little girl whose virtue is eventually rewarded with beauty and the love of a handsome young man.
Hendrik Heerschoppainted Alexander the Great and Diogenes in 1661
Friedrich Eduard Meyerheimpainted Die Kegelgesellschaft in 1834