Claude Lefebvre (artist)
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Claude Lefebvre (1633, Fontainebleau - 25 April 1675, Paris)[1] was a French painter and engraver.
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[edit] Early life
Lefebvre studied art under Eustache Le Sueur (1617–1655) and Charles Le Brun (1619–1690) at Fontainebleau.[2]
[edit] Career
Lefebvre soon established himself as a leading portrait artist, and in 1663, at the age of thirty, he became a member of the Académie Royale de peinture et de sculpture.[2] Some years later, Lefebvre visited London and was invited to paint at the court of King Charles II. His work is included in major collections such as the National Portrait Gallery, London, and the Louvre.[2]
He was the master of François de Troy.[3]
[edit] References
- ^ Hoefer, Jean Chrétien Ferdinand (1849). Nouvelle biographie générale depuis les temps les plus reculés jusqu'à nos jours. Firmin Didot, Paris. Retrieved on 2008-02-17.
- ^ a b c Lefebvre, Claude (Fontainebleau, 1633 - Paris, 1675) at artoftheprint.com (accessed 15 February 2008)
- ^ Robert-Dumesnil, Alexandre Pierre F., Le peintre-graveur français, ou Catalogue raisonné des estampes gravées par les peintres et les dessinateurs de l'ecole française, vol. 7 (1844) p. 337 online at books.google.com (accessed 16 February 2008)
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