Jean-Jacques-François Le Barbier Explained

Jean-Jacques-François Le Barbier
Birth Date:11 November 1738
Birth Place:Rouen, France
Death Date:7 May 1826
Death Place:Paris, France
Nationality:French
Known For:Painter, illustrator, writer and philosopher
Notable Works:Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen

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 contingents (1790–91).[2]

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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. [Dictionnaire Bénézit]