Jean-Jacques-François Le Barbier

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Jean-Jacques-François Le Barbier
Bust of Le Barbier (détail)
Born11 November 1738
Rouen, France
Died7 May 1826
Paris, France
Nationality (legal)French
Known forPainter, illustrator, writer and philosopher
Notable workDeclaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen
MovementOrientalist


Jean-Jacques-François Le Barbier (born in Rouen on 11 November 1738 — died in Paris on 7 May 1826) was a writer, illustrator and painter of French history. By 1780 he was an official painter of the King of France. [1]

He was the father of artist Élise Bruyère.

Work

His most famous work was a representation of the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen made in 1789. He also designed the suite of tapestries of the four contintents (1790-91). [2]

Le Barbier's Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen

Select list of work

References

  1. ^ Peck, A. (ed.), Interwoven Globe: The Worldwide Textile Trade, 1500-1800, Yale University Press, 2013, p. 271
  2. ^ Peck, A. (ed.), Interwoven Globe: The Worldwide Textile Trade, 1500-1800, Yale University Press, 2013, p. 271
  3. ^ Base Joconde: Courage des femmes de Sparte se défendant contre les Messéniens, French Ministry of Culture. (in French)
  4. ^ Base Joconde: Étude de femme en fureur, French Ministry of Culture. (in French)
  5. ^ Base Joconde: Un Canadien et sa femme pleurant sur le tombeau de leur enfant, French Ministry of Culture. (in French)
  6. ^ Dictionnaire Bénézit, Gründ, 1999, François Robert Ingouf, tome 7, page 347.

External links

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