{"title":"Drouais, François-Hubert","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrançois-Hubert Drouais (1727-1775)\u003c\/strong\u003e was a leading French portrait painter during the latter years of Louis XV's reign.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHis clientele included the French royal family and nobility, foreign aristocracy, fermiers-généraux (tax farmers), and the wealthier members of Parisian society and their favourites. But it was his increasing popularity at the French court that expanded his clientele and made his portraits a fashionable necessity. Drouais's work was admired during his lifetime, and his popularity and clientele did not diminish from the occasional adverse judgement published in Salon reviews.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDrouais was apprenticed successively to his father, Hubert Drouais, Donat Nonnotte, Charles-André van Loo, Charles-Joseph Natoire, and François Boucher. He was received into the Académie royale in 1758 with his morceaux des réception portraits of the celebrated sculptors Edme Bouchardon (1698-1762) and Guillaume II Coustou (1716-77). Both portraits were exhibited at the Salon of 1759 and received praise. Drouais attended the meetings of the Académie royale and, from 1755 until his death in 1775, exhibited regularly at the official Salons held in the Louvre in Paris.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDrouais was a favourite portrait painter of Jeanne Beçu, comtesse du Barry (1743-93) and, from 1772 until his death, held the position of premier peintre to Louis-Stanislas-Xavier, comte de Provence (1755-1824), known as Monsieur, later Louis XVIII. Mesdames de France, the daughters of Louis XV, were also important patrons. They recommended him to their father, Louis XV, when a portraitist was sought to travel to Vienna to paint the young Marie-Antoinette. Drouais was approached, but his commission fee was regarded as too high. Joseph Ducreux went instead.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSome of Drouais's pupils include Catherine Lusurier, his son Jean-Germain Drouais, Jean-Louis Voille, and Pierre-Hippolyte Lemoyne.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAmong his portraits are those of Louis XV, Louis's official mistresses Madame de Pompadour and Madame du Barry, Mesdames de France, the Comte and Comtesse de Provence, the Comte de Buffon, Madame Favart, and the young Marie Antoinette.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"drouais-francois-hubert-1727-1775-madame-drouais","title":"Drouais, François-Hubert (1727-1775) - Madame Drouais","description":"\u003cp\u003eArtwork by French artist François-Hubert Drouais.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis download consists of 1 image, in JPEG format, that is 600dpi and 5520 pixels wide by 7030 pixels tall.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe picture is out of copyright and in the public domain, so you are free to use it in whatever way you'd like, including commercial use.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRead more about \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/publicdomainimagelibrary.com\/collections\/drouais-francois-hubert\" title=\"François-Hubert Drouais\"\u003eFrançois-Hubert Drouais\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Digital Download - 1 image","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52939406016842,"sku":null,"price":0.8,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0776\/7965\/7290\/files\/Drouais_Francois-Hubert_1727-1775_-_Madame_Drouais_main.jpg?v=1759261660"},{"product_id":"drouais-francois-hubert-1727-1775-madame-du-barry","title":"Drouais, François-Hubert (1727-1775) - Madame du Barry","description":"\u003cp\u003eArtwork by French artist François-Hubert Drouais.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis download consists of 1 image, in JPEG format, that is 600dpi and 5500 pixels wide by 7060 pixels tall.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe picture is out of copyright and in the public domain, so you are free to use it in whatever way you'd like, including commercial use.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRead more about \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/publicdomainimagelibrary.com\/collections\/drouais-francois-hubert\" title=\"François-Hubert Drouais\"\u003eFrançois-Hubert Drouais\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Digital Download - 1 image","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52939474370890,"sku":null,"price":0.8,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0776\/7965\/7290\/files\/Drouais_Francois-Hubert_1727-1775_-MadameduBarry_main.jpg?v=1759261663"},{"product_id":"drouais-francois-hubert-1727-1775-the-comte-dartois-and-his-sister-mme-clotilde-1763","title":"Drouais, François-Hubert (1727-1775) - The Comte d'Artois and his sister, Mme Clotilde 1763","description":"\u003cp\u003eArtwork by French artist François-Hubert Drouais.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis download consists of 1 image, in JPEG format, that is 600dpi and 5560 pixels wide by 7040 pixels tall.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe picture is out of copyright and in the public domain, so you are free to use it in whatever way you'd like, including commercial use.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRead more about \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/publicdomainimagelibrary.com\/collections\/drouais-francois-hubert\" title=\"François-Hubert Drouais\"\u003eFrançois-Hubert Drouais\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Digital Download - 1 image","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52939488919882,"sku":null,"price":0.8,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0776\/7965\/7290\/files\/Drouais_Francois-Hubert_1727-1775_-TheComted_Artoisandhissister_MmeClotilde1763_main.jpg?v=1759261664"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0776\/7965\/7290\/collections\/Drouais_Francois-Hubert_1727-1775_-_Madame_Drouais-1175746.jpg?v=1759261639","url":"https:\/\/www.publicdomainimagelibrary.com\/collections\/drouais-francois-hubert.oembed","provider":"Public Domain Image Library","version":"1.0","type":"link"}