Jean-Jacques de Boissieu
Jean-Jacques de Boissieu (born November 30, 1736 in Lyon , France , † March 1, 1810 in Lyon) was a French artist who mainly appeared as a draftsman and engraver.
Life
De Boissieu's parents were Jaques de Boissieu and Annette Vialis. He studied at Lyon's École gratuite de dessin , but acquired most of his skills through self-tuition.
De Boissieu made his first engravings between 1758 and 1764. He then went to Italy in the wake of the French ambassador Louis Alexandre, duc de La Rochefoucauld d'Enville (1743–1792). During this stay he met Voltaire . A number of landscape drawings are known from this period.
De Boissieu made a few engravings for L'Encyclopédie by Diderot . His activity in Lyon was characterized both by working on engravings with Roman and Dutch landscapes and by depicting the area around Lyon. He was also commissioned with reproductions of other works of art such as paintings or sculptures as prints or drawings.
De Boissieu's students include Lois Nicolas Philippe Auguste de Forbin and his nephew Claude Victor de Boissieu .
Jean-Jacques de Boissieu was also the mayor of Lentilly , Rhone department , from 1806 until his death in 1810.
Museums (selection)
De Boissieu's works are represented in museums all over the world, for example the Musée du Louvre in Paris , the Petit Palais , also in Paris, the Städel in Frankfurt am Main , the Musée des beaux-arts de Nantes in Nantes , and Brittany in the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC , USA.
literature
- Marie -Félicie Perez: L'Œuvre gravé de JJ De Boissieu , Cabinet des Estampes de Genève , Geneva 1994
Individual evidence
- ^ Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung from January 2, 2011, page R3: turn of the year, winter time
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Boissieu, Jean-Jacques de |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French painter, draftsman and engraver |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 30, 1736 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Lyon , France |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 1, 1810 |
| Place of death | Lyon , France |