Pierre-Paul Prud'hon
Pierre-Paul Prud'hon | |
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Prud'hon's only known self-portrait, c. 1788–1790 | |
| Born | 4 April 1758 Cluny, Saône-et-Loire, France |
| Died | 16 February 1823 (aged 64) Paris, France |
| Known for | Painting, drawing |
| Notable work | Madame Georges Anthony and Her Two Sons |
| Movement | Neoclassicism, Romanticism |
Pierre-Paul Prud'hon (French pronunciation: [pjɛʁ pɔl pʁydɔ̃], 4 April 1758 – 16 February 16, 1823) was a French Neo-classical painter and draughtsman best known in his own time for his allegorical paintings and portraits, now for his drawings. He painted a portrait of both of Napoleon's two wives.
He was an early influence on Théodore Géricault. After 1803 he worked so closely with artist Constance Mayer on many paintings, that it is almost impossible to tell where the contribution of one ends and the other begins.