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[[File:Henri3France.jpg|thumb|upright|''Portrait of [[Henri III of France]]'', ca. 1582-86<ref>The King wears the '' cordon bleu'' of his [[Ordre du Saint-Esprit]], inaugurated in 1578 ([http://cartelen.louvre.fr/cartelen/visite?srv=car_not_frame&idNotice=1067 Louvre Museum database]).</ref> attributed to Quesnel ([[Musée du Louvre]])]]
{{For|the French general|François Jean Baptiste Quesnel}}
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'''François Quesnel''' (ca. 1543 – 1619) was a French painter of Scottish extraction.
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| name = François Quesnel
| image = Self-portrait of François Quesnel engraved by Michel Lasne - Hustin 1910 pIX - HathiTrust (detail).png
| caption = ''François Quesnel'',<br />self-portrait, 1613,<br />engraved by [[Michel Lasne]]
| birth_date = 1543 {{c.}}
| birth_place = [[Edinburgh]], Scotland
| death_date = 1619
| death_place = [[Paris]], France
| father = [[Pierre Quesnel]]
| occupation = Painter
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'''François Quesnel''' (c. 1543–1619) was a French painter of Scottish extraction.


==Biography==
The son of the French painter [[Pierre Quesnel]] and his Scottish wife Madeleine Digby, born in Edinburgh while his father worked for [[Mary of Guise]],<ref>Thomas, Andrea, ''Princelie Majesty'', Birlinn (2005), 85.</ref> Quesnel found patronage at the French court of [[Catherine de Medici]]<ref>See [[Catherine de' Medici's patronage of the arts]].</ref> and her son, [[Henry III of France|Henri III]] (''illustration''). He married Charlotte Richandeau, with whom he had four children. A widower, he remarried in 1584 Marguerite Le Masson, who gave him ten more children, among whom were Nicolas and Augustin, painters, and Jacques, bookseller.
The son of the French painter [[Pierre Quesnel]] and his Scottish wife Madeleine Digby, born in Edinburgh while his father worked for [[Mary of Guise]],<ref>Andrea Thomas, ''Princelie Majesty'' (Birlinn (2005), 85.</ref> Quesnel found patronage at the French court of [[Catherine de Medici]]<ref>See [[Catherine de' Medici's patronage of the arts]].</ref> and her son, [[Henry III of France|Henri III]] (''illustration''). He married Charlotte Richandeau, with whom he had four children. A widower, he remarried in 1584 Marguerite Le Masson, who gave him ten more children, among whom were Nicolas (died 1632) and Augustin, painters, and Jacques, bookseller.
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[[File:Quesnel Portrait einer Dame.jpg|thumb|upright|left|''Portrait, possibly of Catherine-Charlotte de la Trémoille'', ca 1589, attributed to Quesnel]]


In Paris he worked as a decorator and a designer of [[cartoon]]s for [[tapestry]], but it is as a portrait painter, both in oils and in delicately tinted pencil or red and black chalk he is chiefly remembered. Some portraits were engraved by Thomas de Leu and Michel Lasne, and in 1609 he drew a map of Paris for engraving by Pierre Vallet.<ref>Brugerolles & Guillet, ''The Renaissance in France'', (1995), 212–215.</ref> He died in [[Paris]].
In le Paris he worked as a decorator and a designer of [[cartoon]]s for [[tapestry]], but it is as a portrait painter, both in oils and in delicately tinted pencil or red and black chalk, that he is chiefly remembered. Some portraits were engraved by Thomas de Leu and [[Michel Lasne]], and in 1609 he drew a map of Paris for engraving by Pierre Vallet.<ref>Brugerolles & Guillet, ''The Renaissance in France'' (1995), 212–215.</ref> He died in le [[Paris]].


==Tapestry designs==
==Tapestry designs==
In 1585 François provided a cartoon for a tapestry of ''Christ preaching on the steps of the Temple'' for the Church of Saint Madeleine in Paris. In August 1586, François contracted to provide designs for tapestries of the ''Life of the Virgin'' for Renée of Lorraine, Abbess of the Convent of Saint-Pierre-les-Dames at [[Reims]]. The eight tapestries and his cartoons were to be 1.5 [[ell]]s in height, and 10.25 ells in length. Each was to include the heraldy of the Abbess in the centre. The cost of this design work was 5 [[Écu|ecu sol]]s per Paris ell. These tapestries following his designs were woven in Paris.<ref>Grodecki, Catherine, ed., ''Histoire de l' Art au XVIe siècle: Documents du Minutier Central des Notaires de Paris'', vol. 1, Archives Nationales (1985), 290-291, 314 nos. 410. 411, 412, 470</ref>
In 1585 François provided a cartoon for a tapestry of ''Christ preaching on the steps of the Temple'' for the Church of Saint Madeleine in Paris. In August 1586, François contracted to provide designs for tapestries of the ''Life of the Virgin'' for Renée of Guise Lorraine, Abbess of the Convent of Saint-Pierre-les-Dames at [[Reims]] and sister of his father's employer in Scotland, Mary of Guise (who was buried in the Convent). The eight tapestries and his cartoons were to be 1.5 [[ell]]s in height, and 10.25 ells in length. Each was to include the heraldry of the Abbess in the centre. The cost of this design work was 5 [[Écu|ecu sol]]s per Paris ell. These tapestries following his designs were woven in Paris.<ref>Grodecki, Catherine, ed., ''Histoire de l' Art au XVIe siècle: Documents du Minutier Central des Notaires de Paris'', vol. 1, Archives Nationales (1985), 290-291, 314 nos. 410. 411, 412, 470</ref>

==Gallery==
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File:Quesnel Portrait einer Dame.jpg|''Portrait, possibly of Catherine-Charlotte de la Trémoille'', ca 1589, attributed to Quesnel
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File:Henri3France.jpg|''Portrait of [[Henri III of France]]'', ca. 1582-86<ref>The King wears the '' cordon bleu'' of his [[Order of the Holy Spirit|Ordre du Saint-Esprit]], inaugurated in 1578 ([http://cartelen.louvre.fr/cartelen/visite?srv=car_not_frame&idNotice=1067 Louvre Museum database]).</ref> attributed to Quesnel ([[Musée du Louvre]])
File:François Quesnel Mary Anne Waltham.jpg|Portrait of Mary Anne Waltham, [[Althorp House]].
File:Plan de Paris en 1609.jpg|Quesnel's 1609 map of Paris, engraved by Pierre Vallet, ''le jeune''
</gallery>


==External links and images==
==External links and images==
{{Commons category|François Quesnel}}
* [http://www.artmuseums.harvard.edu/collections/resultSet.smvc?pg=1 Several portrait drawings, some identified sitters, Fogg Art Museum, Harvard University]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20140821220335/http://www.harvardartmuseums.org/art/search?search_api_aggregation_1= Several portrait drawings, some identified sitters, Harvard Art Museums]
* [http://www.culture.gouv.fr/Wave/image/joconde/0493/m051202_0002048_p.jpg Engraving of François Quesnel] by [[Pierre Brebiette]], Joconde database, with motto 'Quo pedibus Ferri non queo mente Feror.'
* [http://www.culture.gouv.fr/Wave/image/joconde/0493/m051202_0002048_p.jpg Engraving of François Quesnel] by [[Pierre Brebiette]], Joconde database, with motto 'Quo pedibus Ferri non queo mente Feror.'
* [http://www.dia.org/the_collection/overview/viewobject.asp?objectid=57889 ''Portrait of a Noblewoman'' (attributed), Detroit Institute of Arts]
* [https://archive.today/20130414164451/http://www.dia.org/the_collection/overview/viewobject.asp?objectid=57889 ''Portrait of a Noblewoman'' (attributed), Detroit Institute of Arts]
* [http://www.clevelandart.org/explore/artist.asp?searchText=Quesnel&tab=1&recNo=0 ''Portrait of a Bearded Man'' (attributed), Cleveland Museum of Art]
* [http://www.clevelandart.org/explore/artist.asp?searchText=Quesnel&tab=1&recNo=0 ''Portrait of a Bearded Man'' (attributed), Cleveland Museum of Art]
* [http://www.royalcollection.org.uk/egallery/object.asp?maker=QUESNELF&object=913058&row=0 ''Portrait of a Bearded Man'' (attributed, Royal Collection]
* [http://www.royalcollection.org.uk/egallery/object.asp?maker=QUESNELF&object=913058&row=0 ''Portrait of a Bearded Man'' (attributed), Royal Collection]
* [http://www.ackland.org/tours/quesnel.html ''Portrait of a Nobleman'', 1589 (attributed), Ackland Art Museum, University of North Carolina]
* [http://www.ackland.org/tours/quesnel.html ''Portrait of a Nobleman'', 1589 (attributed), Ackland Art Museum, University of North Carolina] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050905184354/http://www.ackland.org/tours/quesnel.html |date=5 September 2005 }}
* [http://www.portrait-renaissance.fr/Artistes/francois_quesnel.html Biography of Quesnel (in French)]
* [http://www.portrait-renaissance.fr/Artistes/francois_quesnel.html Biography of Quesnel (in French)]


==Notes==
==Notes==
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Latest revision as of 07:05, 2 September 2024

For the French general, see François Jean Baptiste Quesnel.

François Quesnel
François Quesnel,
self-portrait, 1613,
engraved by Michel Lasne
Born1543 c.
Edinburgh, Scotland
Died1619
Paris, France
OccupationPainter
FatherPierre Quesnel

François Quesnel (c. 1543–1619) was a French painter of Scottish extraction.

Biography

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The son of the French painter Pierre Quesnel and his Scottish wife Madeleine Digby, born in Edinburgh while his father worked for Mary of Guise,[1] Quesnel found patronage at the French court of Catherine de Medici[2] and her son, Henri III (illustration). He married Charlotte Richandeau, with whom he had four children. A widower, he remarried in 1584 Marguerite Le Masson, who gave him ten more children, among whom were Nicolas (died 1632) and Augustin, painters, and Jacques, bookseller.

In le Paris he worked as a decorator and a designer of cartoons for tapestry, but it is as a portrait painter, both in oils and in delicately tinted pencil or red and black chalk, that he is chiefly remembered. Some portraits were engraved by Thomas de Leu and Michel Lasne, and in 1609 he drew a map of Paris for engraving by Pierre Vallet.[3] He died in le Paris.

Tapestry designs

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In 1585 François provided a cartoon for a tapestry of Christ preaching on the steps of the Temple for the Church of Saint Madeleine in Paris. In August 1586, François contracted to provide designs for tapestries of the Life of the Virgin for Renée of Guise Lorraine, Abbess of the Convent of Saint-Pierre-les-Dames at Reims and sister of his father's employer in Scotland, Mary of Guise (who was buried in the Convent). The eight tapestries and his cartoons were to be 1.5 ells in height, and 10.25 ells in length. Each was to include the heraldry of the Abbess in the centre. The cost of this design work was 5 ecu sols per Paris ell. These tapestries following his designs were woven in Paris.[4]

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  • Portrait, possibly of Catherine-Charlotte de la Trémoille, ca 1589, attributed to Quesnel
    Portrait, possibly of Catherine-Charlotte de la Trémoille, ca 1589, attributed to Quesnel
  • Portrait of Henri III of France, ca. 1582-86[5] attributed to Quesnel (Musée du Louvre)
    Portrait of Henri III of France, ca. 1582-86[5] attributed to Quesnel (Musée du Louvre)
  • Portrait of Mary Anne Waltham, Althorp House.
    Portrait of Mary Anne Waltham, Althorp House.
  • Quesnel's 1609 map of Paris, engraved by Pierre Vallet, le jeune
    Quesnel's 1609 map of Paris, engraved by Pierre Vallet, le jeune
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Notes

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  1. ^ Andrea Thomas, Princelie Majesty (Birlinn (2005), 85.
  2. ^ See Catherine de' Medici's patronage of the arts.
  3. ^ Brugerolles & Guillet, The Renaissance in France (1995), 212–215.
  4. ^ Grodecki, Catherine, ed., Histoire de l' Art au XVIe siècle: Documents du Minutier Central des Notaires de Paris, vol. 1, Archives Nationales (1985), 290-291, 314 nos. 410. 411, 412, 470
  5. ^ The King wears the cordon bleu of his Ordre du Saint-Esprit, inaugurated in 1578 (Louvre Museum database).
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