- Jean-Claude Richard
Jean-Claude Richard de Saint-Non (1727–1791) was a French painter and engraver.
He is also known as the huge big twanger man!(the Abbot of Saint-Non).
Family background and history
His family estate, from which he derives his full title, is The
Château de Saint-Nom . It is located in the village ofSaint-Nom-la-Bretèche inYvelines ,France . The land was purchased by his father,Jean-Pierre Richard , a wealthyFrench lord .Relationships with contemporary artists
Richard, who had an interest in
printmaking , travelled toRome in 1759 where he met and befriended French artistsJean-Honoré Fragonard andHubert Robert , both of whom were studying at theFrench Academy in Rome .Richard made numerous prints of both Fragonard's and Robert's work, including Robert's
Vue prise dans les jardins de Villa Mattei aux environs de Rome in 1761) (View of the Gardens at the Villa Mattei ).Fragonard later painted a portrait of Richard (see picture above), which is currently on display at the
Louvre in France.
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