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'''François-Hubert Drouais''' (Paris, 14 December 1727 – Paris, 21 October 1775) was a leading French portrait painter during the latter years of [[Louis XV]]'s reign.<ref>For a history of the Drouais family, see Prosper Dorbec (1904, 1905) and Camille Gabillot (1905, 1906).</ref><ref>[http://hdl.handle.net/1959.9/562512 For an analysis of Drouais's oeuvre, see Catherine Egan ,2016]</ref> His clientele included the French royal family and nobility, foreign aristocracy, fermiers-généraux (tax farmers), and the wealthier members of Parisian society and their favourites. But it was his increasing popularity at the French court that expanded his clientele and made his portraits a fashionable necessity. Drouais’s work was admired during his lifetime, and his popularity and clientele did not diminish from the occasional adverse judgement published in Salon reviews.
'''François-Hubert Drouais''' ({{IPA|fr|fʁɑ̃swa ybɛʁ dʁuɛ}}; Paris, 14 December 1727 – Paris, 21 October 1775) was a leading French portrait painter during the latter years of [[Louis XV]]'s reign.<ref>For a history of the Drouais family, see Prosper Dorbec (1904, 1905) and Camille Gabillot (1905, 1906).</ref><ref>[http://hdl.handle.net/1959.9/562512 For an analysis of Drouais's oeuvre, see Catherine Egan ,2016]</ref> His clientele included the French royal family and nobility, foreign aristocracy, fermiers-généraux (tax farmers), and the wealthier members of Parisian society and their favourites. But it was his increasing popularity at the French court that expanded his clientele and made his portraits a fashionable necessity. Drouais's work was admired during his lifetime, and his popularity and clientele did not diminish from the occasional adverse judgement published in Salon reviews.


Drouais was apprenticed successively to his father [[Hubert Drouais]], [[Donat Nonnotte]], [[Charles-André van Loo]], [[Charles-Joseph Natoire]], and [[François Boucher]]. He was received into the Académie royale in 1758 with his ''morceaux des réception'' portraits of the celebrated sculptors Edme Bouchardon (1698–1762) and Guillaume II Coustou (1716–77). Both portraits were exhibited at the Salon of 1759 and received praise. Drouais attended the meetings of the Académie royale and, from 1755 until his death in 1775, exhibited regularly at the official Salons held in the Louvre in Paris.
Drouais was apprenticed successively to his father [[Hubert Drouais]], [[Donat Nonnotte]], [[Charles-André van Loo]], [[Charles-Joseph Natoire]], and [[François Boucher]]. He was received into the Académie royale in 1758 with his ''morceaux des réception'' portraits of the celebrated sculptors Edme Bouchardon (1698–1762) and Guillaume II Coustou (1716–77). Both portraits were exhibited at the [[Salon (gathering)|Salon]] of 1759 and received praise. Drouais attended the meetings of the Académie royale and, from 1755 until his death in 1775, exhibited regularly at the official Salons held in the Louvre in Paris.


Drouais was a favourite portrait painter of Jeanne Beçu, comtesse du Barry (1743–93) and, from 1772 until his death, held the position of ''premier peintre'' to Louis-Stanislas-Xavier, comte de Provence (1755–1824), known as Monsieur, later Louis XVIII. Mesdames de France, the daughters of Louis XV, were also important patrons. They recommended him to their father, Louis XV, when a portraitist was sought to travel to Vienna to paint the young Marie-Antoinette. Drouais was approached, but his commission fee was regarded as too high. Ducreux went instead.
Drouais was a favourite portrait painter of Jeanne Beçu, comtesse du Barry (1743–93) and, from 1772 until his death, held the position of ''premier peintre'' to Louis-Stanislas-Xavier, comte de Provence (1755–1824), known as Monsieur, later Louis XVIII. Mesdames de France, the daughters of Louis XV, were also important patrons. They recommended him to their father, Louis XV, when a portraitist was sought to travel to Vienna to paint the young Marie-Antoinette. Drouais was approached, but his commission fee was regarded as too high. [[Joseph Ducreux|Ducreux]] went instead.
Some of Drouais's pupils include [[Catherine Lusurier]], his son [[Jean-Germain Drouais]], Jean-Louis Voille, and Pierre-Hippolyte Lemoyne.
Some of Drouais's pupils include [[Catherine Lusurier]], his son [[Jean-Germain Drouais]], Jean-Louis Voille, and Pierre-Hippolyte Lemoyne.
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File:Madame Sophie de France (1734–1782).jpg|''[[Princess Sophie of France|Madame Sophie de France]]'' (1762), [[Metropolitan Museum of Art]]
File:Madame Sophie de France (1734–1782).jpg|''[[Princess Sophie of France|Madame Sophie de France]]'' (1762), [[Metropolitan Museum of Art]]
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File:0 Versailles musée de l'Histoire de France - Portrait de la comtesse Du Barry en Flore - F-H Drouais (2).JPG|''[[Madame du Barry]]'' (1769), [[Château de Versailles]]
File:Buffon 1707-1788.jpg|''Portrait of [[Georges-Louis Leclerc, comte de Buffon|Buffon]]'' (1707–1788)
File:Drouais_-_Marie_Therese_de_Savoie,_comtesse_d'Artois_-_Versailles.jpg|''[[Maria Theresa of Savoy]]'' (1775), [[Château de Versailles]]
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File:Madame Drouais.jpg|''Madame Drouais'' (1758), [[Louvre]], Paris
File:Buffon 1707-1788.jpg|''[[Georges-Louis Leclerc, comte de Buffon]]'' (1707–1788), [[Musée Buffon]]
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File:François-Hubert DROUAIS 1763-4. London NG. Madame de Pompadour at her Tambour Frame..jpg|''[[Madame de Pompadour at her Tambour Frame]]'' (1763–1764), [[National Gallery]]
File:Madame Drouais.jpg|''Madame Drouais'' (1758), [[Louvre Museum]]
File:Monsieur Denis-Paul le Pot de la Fontaine François-Hubert Drouais.JPG|''Monsieur Denis-Paul le Pot de la Fontaine'' (?), 1772, oil on canvas, [[Detroit Institute of Arts]]
File:Monsieur Denis-Paul le Pot de la Fontaine François-Hubert Drouais.JPG|''Monsieur Denis-Paul le Pot de la Fontaine'' (?), 1772, oil on canvas, [[Detroit Institute of Arts]]
File:La famille de Sourches.jpg|''La famille de Sourches'' (1756), [[Palace of Versailles]]
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File:Signature of Francois Hubert Drouais (1756).jpg|Drouais's signature in ''Family Portrait'' in the collection of the [[National Gallery of Art]]
File:Signature of Francois Hubert Drouais (1756).jpg|Drouais's signature in ''Family Portrait'' in the collection of the [[National Gallery of Art]]
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Latest revision as of 05:35, 25 October 2024

François-Hubert Drouais
Born(1727-12-14)December 14, 1727
Paris
Died
Paris
ChildrenJean-Germain Drouais
FatherHubert Drouais
ElectedAcadémie royale de peinture et de sculpture
Patron(s)Hubert Drouais
Donat Nonnotte
Charles-André van Loo
Charles-Joseph Natoire

François-Hubert Drouais (French pronunciation: [fʁɑ̃swa ybɛʁ dʁuɛ]; Paris, 14 December 1727 – Paris, 21 October 1775) was a leading French portrait painter during the latter years of Louis XV's reign.[1][2] His clientele included the French royal family and nobility, foreign aristocracy, fermiers-généraux (tax farmers), and the wealthier members of Parisian society and their favourites. But it was his increasing popularity at the French court that expanded his clientele and made his portraits a fashionable necessity. Drouais's work was admired during his lifetime, and his popularity and clientele did not diminish from the occasional adverse judgement published in Salon reviews.

Drouais was apprenticed successively to his father Hubert Drouais, Donat Nonnotte, Charles-André van Loo, Charles-Joseph Natoire, and François Boucher. He was received into the Académie royale in 1758 with his morceaux des réception portraits of the celebrated sculptors Edme Bouchardon (1698–1762) and Guillaume II Coustou (1716–77). Both portraits were exhibited at the Salon of 1759 and received praise. Drouais attended the meetings of the Académie royale and, from 1755 until his death in 1775, exhibited regularly at the official Salons held in the Louvre in Paris.

Drouais was a favourite portrait painter of Jeanne Beçu, comtesse du Barry (1743–93) and, from 1772 until his death, held the position of premier peintre to Louis-Stanislas-Xavier, comte de Provence (1755–1824), known as Monsieur, later Louis XVIII. Mesdames de France, the daughters of Louis XV, were also important patrons. They recommended him to their father, Louis XV, when a portraitist was sought to travel to Vienna to paint the young Marie-Antoinette. Drouais was approached, but his commission fee was regarded as too high. Ducreux went instead.

Some of Drouais's pupils include Catherine Lusurier, his son Jean-Germain Drouais, Jean-Louis Voille, and Pierre-Hippolyte Lemoyne.

Among his portraits include those of Louis XV, Louis's official mistresses Madame de Pompadour and Madame du Barry, Mesdames de France, the comte and comtesse de Provence, the comte de Buffon, Madame Favart, and the young Marie-Antoinette.

References

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  1. ^ For a history of the Drouais family, see Prosper Dorbec (1904, 1905) and Camille Gabillot (1905, 1906).
  2. ^ For an analysis of Drouais's oeuvre, see Catherine Egan ,2016
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