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'''François-Hubert Drouais''' (December 14, 1727 – October 21, 1775) a leading French painter during the later part of [[Louis XV]]'s reign.
'''François-Hubert Drouais''' (December 14, 1727 – October 21, 1775) a leading French painter during the later part of [[Louis XV]]'s reign.<ref>For a history of the Drouais family, see Prosper Dorbec (1904, 1905) and Camille Gabillot (1905,1906). For an analysis of Drouais's oeuvre, see Catherine Egan 2016 http://hdl.handle.net/1959.9/562512</ref>


Drouais was born and died in Paris. He was apprenticed successively to his father [[Hubert Drouais]], to [[Donat Nonnotte]], to [[Charles-André van Loo]], to [[Charles-Joseph Natoire]], and to [[François Boucher]]. He eventually replaced the latter as the favorite painter of [[Madame de Pompadour]] and went on to be employed by [[Madame du Barry]] as well. He was especially renowned and prized for his portraits of children. His disciples included [[Catherine Lusurier]] and his son [[Jean-Germain Drouais]].
Drouais was born and died in Paris. He was apprenticed successively to his father [[Hubert Drouais]], to [[Donat Nonnotte]], to [[Charles-André van Loo]], to [[Charles-Joseph Natoire]], and to [[François Boucher]]. He eventually replaced the latter as the favorite painter of [[Madame de Pompadour]] and went on to be employed by [[Madame du Barry]] as well. He was especially renowned and prized for his portraits of children. His disciples included [[Catherine Lusurier]] and his son [[Jean-Germain Drouais]].


Drouais specialized in [[portrait]]s of the French royalty, nobility, foreign aristocrats, writers, and other artists.<ref>{{cite book | last1 = Birmingham Museum of Art | title = Birmingham Museum of Art: Guide to the Collection | publisher = GILES | year = 2010 | location = London, UK | pages = 192 | url = http://www.birminghammuseumstore.org/gutoco.html | accessdate = 2011-06-16 | isbn = 978-1-904832-77-5 | deadurl = yes | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20110910171202/http://www.birminghammuseumstore.org/gutoco.html | archivedate = 2011-09-10 | df = }}</ref>
Drouais specialized in [[portrait]]s of the French royalty, nobility, foreign aristocrats, writers, and other artists.<ref>{{cite book | last1 = Birmingham Museum of Art | title = Birmingham Museum of Art: Guide to the Collection | publisher = GILES | year = 2010 | location = London, UK | pages = 192 | url = http://www.birminghammuseumstore.org/gutoco.html | accessdate = 2011-06-16 | isbn = 978-1-904832-77-5 | deadurl = yes | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20110910171202/http://www.birminghammuseumstore.org/gutoco.html | archivedate = 2011-09-10 | df = }}</ref>
Some of his portraits include [[Louis XV of France|Louis XV]], his wife Marie Leszczyńska the queen of France, his last two mistresses, [[Madame de Pompadour]] and [[Madame du Barry]] respectively. He even painted the young [[Marie Antoinette]].
Some of his portraits include [[Louis XV of France|Louis XV]], his official mistresses [[Madame de Pompadour]] and [[Madame du Barry]], and the young [[Marie Antoinette]].


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Revision as of 01:33, 9 November 2018

François-Hubert Drouais (December 14, 1727 – October 21, 1775) a leading French painter during the later part of Louis XV's reign.[1]

Drouais was born and died in Paris. He was apprenticed successively to his father Hubert Drouais, to Donat Nonnotte, to Charles-André van Loo, to Charles-Joseph Natoire, and to François Boucher. He eventually replaced the latter as the favorite painter of Madame de Pompadour and went on to be employed by Madame du Barry as well. He was especially renowned and prized for his portraits of children. His disciples included Catherine Lusurier and his son Jean-Germain Drouais.

Drouais specialized in portraits of the French royalty, nobility, foreign aristocrats, writers, and other artists.[2] Some of his portraits include Louis XV, his official mistresses Madame de Pompadour and Madame du Barry, and the young Marie Antoinette.

References

  1. ^ For a history of the Drouais family, see Prosper Dorbec (1904, 1905) and Camille Gabillot (1905,1906). For an analysis of Drouais's oeuvre, see Catherine Egan 2016 http://hdl.handle.net/1959.9/562512
  2. ^ Birmingham Museum of Art (2010). Birmingham Museum of Art: Guide to the Collection. London, UK: GILES. p. 192. ISBN 978-1-904832-77-5. Archived from the original on 2011-09-10. Retrieved 2011-06-16. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)