François de Troy

François de Troy
Portrait of Troy from 1703 by his student and Academy member Alexis Simon Belle
Born9 January 1645
Toulouse, France
Died1 May 1730(1730-05-01) (aged 85)
Paris, France
Known forPainting
ChildrenJean-François de Troy
Patron(s)Courts of James II of England and James Francis Edward Stuart in exile, French court
Director of the Académie de Peinture et de Sculpture
In office
1708–1711
MonarchLouis XIV
Preceded byJean Jouvenet
Succeeded byCorneille Van Clève

François de Troy (9 January 1645 – 1 May 1730) was a French painter and engraver who became principal painter to King James II in exile at Saint-Germain-en-Laye and Director of the Académie Royale de peinture et de sculpture.

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