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Jean-Jacques-François Le Barbier

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Jean-Jacques-François Le Barbier
Bust of Le Barbier (détail)
Born(1738-11-11)11 November 1738
Rouen, France
Died7 May 1826(1826-05-07) (aged 87)
Paris, France
NationalityFrench
Known forPainter, illustrator, writer and philosopher
Notable workDeclaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen
MovementOrientalist

Jean-Jacques-François Le Barbier (French pronunciation: [ʒɑ̃ ʒak fʁɑ̃swa baʁbje]; 11 November 1738 – 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

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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]

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

Select list of work

References

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  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.
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