Pierre Bouillon
Pierre Bouillon (1776 – 15 October 1831) was a French painter and engraver. Born at Thiviers, he studied with the Académie-trained history painter Nicolas-André Monsiau.[1] He was awarded the grand prize of the Institut de France in July 1797.[2] His drawing of Laocoön and His Sons was the basis of Charles Clément Bervic's celebrated print of the statue.[3]
Leonidas à la considération de sa fille Cleonide, se contente de bannir son gendre Cleombiote
Pierre Bouillon | |
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 "L'Enfant et la Fortune" by Bouillon, 1801 | |
| Born | 1776 |
| Died | October 15, 1831 (aged 54–55) |
| Education | École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts |
| Style | Painter and engraver |
| Awards | Prix de Rome |
References
- Bryan, Michael (1886). Dictionary of Painters and Engravers: Biographical and Critical. London: George Bell. p. 167.
- "Proceedings of the Late Quarterly Sitting of the National Institute of France". The Monthly Magazine, or British Register. 4: 283. 1798.
- Dyce Collection: A Catalogue. Science and Art Department, South Kensington Museum. London: George Eyre and William Spottiswoode. 1874. pp. 256.CS1 maint: others (link)
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