Famous 18th Century French Artists & Painters
Find out more about the greatest 18th Century French Painters, including Jacques-Louis David, Eugène Delacroix, Louise Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun, John James Audubon and Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres.
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Birthdate: August 30, 1748
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: December 29, 1825
Jacques-Louis David was a French painter. Widely regarded as the greatest painter of the Neoclassical era, David's works had a strong influence in France in the early-19th century. His works are often linked to the birth of Romanticism. Many of his pupils, such as Antoine-Jean Gros and Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres, went on to become successful and popular painters.
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Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres
(Painter)
Birthdate: August 29, 1780
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Montauban, France
Died: January 14, 1867
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Marie Tussaud(French Wax Sculpture Artist and Founder of 'Madame Tussauds', the Wax Museum in London)
Birthdate: December 1, 1761
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Strasbourg, France
Died: April 16, 1850
Marie Tussaud was a French artist and sculptor best remembered for her wax sculptures. She founded Madame Tussauds, a wax museum, in London in 1835. The museum is a major tourist attraction today. As a young girl, she learned wax modeling from doctor cum wax modeler Philippe Curtius. In the ensuing years, she became a prominent sculptor.
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Jean-Antoine Watteau
(Former Painter whose notable works include Embarkation for Cythera, L'Enseigne de Gersaint)
Birthdate: October 10, 1684
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Valenciennes, France
Died: July 18, 1721
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Joseph Ducreux
(Former Painter who was a successful portraitist at the court of Louis XVI of France)
Birthdate: June 26, 1735
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Nancy, France
Died: July 24, 1802
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Elisabeth Vigee Le Brun
(Painter)
Birthdate: April 16, 1755
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: March 30, 1842
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Jean-Honore Fragonard
(Painter)
Birthdate: April 5, 1732
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Grasse, France
Died: August 22, 1806
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François Boucher
(Painter)
Birthdate: September 29, 1703
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: May 30, 1770
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Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin
(Painter)
Birthdate: November 2, 1699
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: December 6, 1779
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Hyacinthe Rigaud
(Former Catalan-French baroque painter most famous for his portraits of Louis XIV and other members of the French nobility)
Birthdate: July 18, 1659
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Perpignan, France
Died: December 29, 1743
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Jean-Baptiste Greuze
(Painter)
Birthdate: August 21, 1725
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Tournus, France
Died: March 4, 1805
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Antoine-Jean Gros
(Painter)
Birthdate: March 16, 1771
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: June 25, 1835
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Adélaïde Labille-Guiard
(Painter)
Birthdate: April 11, 1749
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: April 24, 1803
Birthdate: May 22, 1733
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: April 15, 1808
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Anne-Louis Girodet de Roussy-Trioson
(Painter)
Birthdate: January 29, 1767
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Montargis, France
Died: December 9, 1824
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Maurice Quentin de La Tour
(Artist)
Birthdate: September 5, 1704
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Saint-Quentin, France
Died: February 17, 1788
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Jean-Antoine Houdon
(French Neoclassical Sculptor)
Birthdate: March 20, 1741
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Versailles, France
Died: July 15, 1828
Jean-Antoine Houdon was a French sculptor best remembered for his statues and portrait busts of philosophers, political figures, and inventors. During the late 19th and early 20th centuries, his sculptures were used as a reference for imprinting portraits of prominent personalities on various U.S. postage stamps.
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Charlotte de Rothschild
(Socialite)
Birthdate: May 6, 1825
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: July 20, 1899
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Philip James de Loutherbourg
(Painter)
Birthdate: October 31, 1740
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Strasbourg
Died: March 11, 1812
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Louis-Léopold Boilly
(Painter)
Birthdate: July 5, 1761
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: La Bassée, France
Died: January 4, 1845
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Jean-Marc Nattier
(Painter)
Birthdate: March 17, 1685
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: November 7, 1766
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Nicolas-Jacques Conté
(Painter)
Birthdate: August 4, 1755
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Aunou-sur-Orne, France
Died: December 6, 1805
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Pierre-Paul Prud'hon
(Painter)
Birthdate: April 4, 1758
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Abbaye de Cluny, Cluny, France
Died: February 16, 1823
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François-Thomas Germain
(French Silversmith)
Birthdate: April 17, 1726
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: January 23, 1791
François-Thomas Germain was a French silversmith who worked for the European royalty, earning the title royal silversmith. His association with financiers in 1765 was considered a breach of guild regulations, resulting in his resignation and bankruptcy. Today, many of his works are showcased in museums across Europe. François-Thomas Germain was portrayed as the main antagonist in Assassin's Creed Unity (2014).
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Anne Vallayer-Coster
(Painter)
Birthdate: December 21, 1744
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Paris, Kingdom of France
Died: February 28, 1818
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Jean-Baptiste Oudry
(Painter)
Birthdate: March 17, 1686
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Beauvais, France
Died: April 30, 1755
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Charles-André Van Loo
(Painter)
Birthdate: February 15, 1705
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Nice, France
Died: July 15, 1765
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Joseph Duplessis
(Painter)
Birthdate: September 22, 1725
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Carpentras, France
Died: April 1, 1802
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Pierre-Narcisse Guérin
(Painter)
Birthdate: March 13, 1774
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: July 6, 1833
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Marie-Guillemine Benoist
Birthdate: January 4, 1747
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Chalon-sur-Saône, France
Died: April 27, 1825
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Guillaume Guillon-Lethière
(Painter)
Birthdate: January 10, 1760
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Sainte-Anne, Guadeloupe, France
Died: April 22, 1832
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Étienne Maurice Falconet
(French Sculptor Best Known for His Equestrian Statue of Peter the Great, the Bronze Horseman)
Birthdate: December 1, 1716
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: January 24, 1791
Étienne Maurice Falconet is perhaps best remembered for his creation the Bronze Horseman, which depicted Czar Peter I of Russia on a horse. He developed the French Baroque style into Rococo art. Many of his works were made for the Sèvres Porcelain Factory. He also penned Reflections on Sculpture.
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Nicolas de Largillière
(Painter)
Birthdate: October 10, 1656
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: March 20, 1746
Birthdate: August 14, 1758
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Bordeaux, France
Died: November 17, 1836
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Jean François de Troy
(Painter)
Birthdate: January 27, 1679
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: January 26, 1752
Birthdate: January 22, 1690
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: September 14, 1743
Birthdate: March 12, 1788
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Angers, France
Died: January 4, 1856
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François Girardon
(Sculptor)
Birthdate: March 10, 1628
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Troyes, France
Died: September 1, 1715
Birthdate: December 20, 1738
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Nancy, France
Died: March 29, 1814
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Edmé Bouchardon
(Sculptor)
Birthdate: May 29, 1698
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Chaumont, France
Died: July 27, 1762
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Jean-Baptiste Pigalle
(Sculptor)
Birthdate: January 26, 1714
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Rueil-Malmaison, France
Died: August 20, 1785
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Jean-Baptiste Isabey
(Painter)
Birthdate: April 11, 1767
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Nancy, France
Died: April 18, 1855
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Claude Joseph Vernet
(Painter)
Birthdate: August 14, 1714
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Avignon, France
Died: December 3, 1789
Birthdate: May 29, 1683
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: August 5, 1757
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Charles-Nicolas Cochin
(Engraver)
Birthdate: February 22, 1715
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: April 29, 1790
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Nicolas Coustou
(Sculptor)
Birthdate: January 9, 1658
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Lyon, France
Died: May 1, 1733
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Louis-François Roubiliac
(Sculptor)
Birthdate: August 31, 1702
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Lyon, France
Died: January 11, 1762