Jean-Baptiste Le Prince

Details

Instance of

human

Born

17 September 1734

Died

30 September 1781

Place of birth

Metz

Place of death

Lagny-sur-Marne, Paris, Saint-Denis-du-Port

Sex or gender

male

Given name

Jean-Baptiste

Family name

Le Prince

Father

Jean-Baptiste Nicolas Leprince

Sibling

Jeanne Marie Leprince de Beaumont

Genre

portrait

Occupation

painter, etcher, draftsperson, visual artist, copper engraver

Citizenship

France

artist files at

Frick Art Research Library

described by source

Russian Biographical Dictionary, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)

end of work period

1781

has works in the collection

Städel Museum, Minneapolis Institute of Art, Art Institute of Chicago, Finnish National Gallery, J. Paul Getty Museum, National Gallery of Victoria, National Gallery of Art, Nationalmuseum, National Gallery of Canada, Philadelphia Museum of Art, Musée des Tapisseries d'Aix-en-Provence, Hermitage Museum

languages spoken, written or signed

French

member of

Académie royale de peinture et de sculpture

name in native language

Jean-Baptiste Nicolas Le Prince

notable work

The Cabak, a Tavern outside of Moscow

start of work period

1749

student

Charles Clément Bervic, Jean Baptiste Hilaire, Tavernier de Jonquières

student of

François Boucher

Authority files