François-Guillaume Ménageot
François-Guillaume Ménageot (born July 9, 1744 in London , † October 4, 1816 in Paris ) was a French painter of the baroque and early classicism .
Life
François-Guillaume Ménageot was a student of Jean-Baptiste-Henri Deshays , then of Joseph-Marie Vien and François Boucher (1703-1770). He won the Prix de Rome in 1766 for his work Immersing the Head of Cyrus in a Bowl of Blood . From 1769 to 1774 he studied at the Académie de France à Rome . He later succeeded Louis Jean François Lagrenée as director from 1787 to 1793.
Ménageot is known for its paintings of religious and historical scenes.
Works (selection)
A rare portrait of Louis Auguste Le Tonnelier de Breteuil (1730–1807)
Allegory of War and Peace
The holy family
The death of Leonardo da Vinci in the arms of the French King Francis I (1781)
Martyrdom of Saint Sebastian
Civil wedding of Prince Eugène de Beauharnais and Princess Auguste Amalie of Bavaria (1808)
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Ménageot, François-Guillaume |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 9, 1744 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | London |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 4, 1816 |
| Place of death | Paris |