Pierre-Henri de Valenciennes

Pierre-Henri de Valenciennes
Pierre-Henri de Valenciennes, Self-portrait (1815)
Born
Pierre-Henri de Valenciennes

6 December 1750
Toulouse, France
Died16 February 1819 (68 years)
Paris, France
Known forPainting
MovementNeoclassicism

Pierre-Henri de Valenciennes (6 December 1750 – 16 February 1819) was a French painter. A neoclassicist artist, he was influential in elevating the status of En plein air (open-air painting).

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