François Baillairgé

François Baillairgé
François Baillairgé (1759-1830) Homme vu de dos, brandissant un fouet d'après « Le Martyre de saint André
Born(1759-01-21)21 January 1759
Quebec
Died15 September 1830(1830-09-15) (aged 71)
Quebec
Alma materapprenticed to Jean Baillairgé; Petit Séminaire de Québec
OccupationArchitect

François Baillairgé (21 January 1759 – 15 September 1830) was an architect and artist with expertise in drawing, painting, carpentry, sculpture, and church decoration. Baillairgé was the first artist from Quebec City to complete his education at the Académie royale de peinture et de sculpture in Paris, which he attended from 1779 to 1781.

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.