Pierre-Étienne Falconet (1741 - 1791)

Pierre-Étienne Falconet (1741 - 1791)

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Portrait-painter, draughtsman, engraver. Studied in Paris and (from ca. 1765) in London under Joshua Reynolds and in the Royal Academy Schools (entered 14th February 1769). Worked mainly in London, also in St Petersburg (1773-8) and Paris (1778-91). Member of the Society of Artists. Son of sculptor Etienne Maurice Falconet (1716-91).

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Born: 1741 in Paris

Died: 1791

RA Schools student from 4 Feb 1769

Gender: Male

Works after Pierre-Étienne Falconet in the RA Collection

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Jonathan Richardson the Elder

The Works Of Jonathan Richardson. Containing I. The Theory Of Painting. II. Essay On The Art Of Criticism, (So far as it relates to Painting). III. The Science Of A Connoisseur. A New Edition, corrected, with the Additions of An Essay on the Knowledge Of Prints, and Cautions to Collectors. Ornamented with Portraits by Worlidge, &c. of the most eminent Painters mentioned. Dedicated, by Permission, to Sir Joshua Reynolds. The Whole intended as a Supplement to the Anecdotes of Painters and Engravers. - Printed At Strawberry-Hill.: 1792.

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