- Jean-Louis Laneuville
Jean-Louis Laneuville (1748-1826) was a French painter best known for his portraits during the
French Revolution .Laneuville was born in
Paris , studied under his contemporaryJacques-Louis David , and exhibited at the Salon de la Jeunesse from 1783-1789. During theFrench Revolution (1789-95) he portrayed deputies to the Convention, includingBertrand Barère de Vieuzac (1792-3;Kunsthalle Bremen ),Pierre-François-Joseph Robert andJoseph Delaunay (1793;Palace of Versailles ) andJules-François Paré (1795;Carnavalet Museum ). In 1791 he was elected a judge of the Prix d'Encouragement, and in 1796 signed a petition defending the acquisition of looted artworks.Laneuville's style was similar to that of David, with the subjects usually seated before monochromatic, neutral backgrounds.
References
* Jane Turner, "The Dictionary of Art", Grove, 1996, page 728. ISBN 1884446000.
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