Louis-Jean-François Lagrenée
Louis-Jean-François Lagrenée | |
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Self-portrait, 1750s | |
| Born | 30 December 1724 Paris, France |
| Died | 19 June 1805 (aged 80) Paris, France |
| Other names | Lagrenée the elder |
| Known for | Painting |
| Movement | Lagrenée's work was Rococo in style, directly influenced by the Bolognese School of painting. |
Louis-Jean-François Lagrenée (called Lagrenée l'aîné, Lagrenée the elder) (30 December 1724 – 19 June 1805) was a French rococo painter and student of Carle van Loo. He won the Grand Prix de Rome for painting in 1749 and was elected a member of the Académie royale de peinture et de sculpture in 1755. His younger brother Jean-Jacques Lagrenée (called Lagrenée le jeune, Lagrenée the younger) was also a painter.