Joseph Boze
Joseph Boze (born February 7, 1745 in Martigues , † January 25, 1826 in Paris ) was a French portrait painter.
From a young age he was involved in art and design. At the age of 17 he attended the famous École académique de dessin in Marseille , today's École Supérieure des Beaux-Arts de Marseille . He later went to Paris and became a student of the French court painter Maurice Quentin de La Tour (1704–1788). Boze became famous for its portraits of French nobles from the time of the Ancien Régimes .
During the French Revolution he painted figures of the new government such as Mirabeau , Maximilien de Robespierre and Jean Paul Marat . After he testified in her favor in the trial against Marie Antoinette , Boze was arrested in the conciergerie . After Robespierre was overthrown, he was released and emigrated to England . In 1798 he returned to Paris, where he worked as a painter until his death in 1826.
Works (selection)
Portrait of Gabriel de Riqueti, comte de Mirabeau (1749–1791)
Portrait of Charles Eugène Gabriel de La Croix de Castries (1727–1801)
Portrait of Guy-Jean-Baptiste Target (1733-1807)
Bonaparte and his chief of staff Berthier in the battle of Marengo .
Portrait of Antoine de Sartine (1729–1801)
Portrait of Jeanne Louise Henriette Campan (1752–1822)
Portrait of Jean Paul Marat (1743–1793)
literature
- Gérard Fabre: Exposition Joseph Boze (1745–1826), Portraitiste de l'Ancien Régime à la Restauration . Somogy, Paris 2004. ISBN 2-85056-768-X
- Volcy-Boze: Le Comte Joseph de Boze, peintre de Louis XVI. Marseille 1873.
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Boze, Joseph |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French portrait painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 7, 1745 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Martigues |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 25, 1826 |
| Place of death | Paris |