Award
Knight of the Legion of Honour
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Louis-Jean-François Lagrenée
1725-01-21 – 1805-06-19
Life & Legacy
Louis-Jean-François Lagrenée (called Lagrenée l'aîné, Lagrenée the elder) (30 December 1724 – 19 June 1805) was a French rococo painter and student of Carle van Loo. He won the Grand Prix de Rome for painting in 1749 and was elected a member of the Académie royale de peinture et de sculpture in 1755. His younger brother Jean-Jacques Lagrenée (called Lagrenée le jeune, Lagrenée the younger) was also a painter.
Occupation & Career
painter, teacher, artist, court painter, etcher, sculptor, draftsperson
Education
Beaux-Arts de Paris
Accomplishments, Inventions & Publications
Knight of the Legion of Honour
Legacy Highlights
Honors & Awards
Knight of the Legion of Honour
Employer
Beaux-Arts de Paris
Education & Institutions
Beaux-Arts de Paris
Verified Legacy Record
Family Child
Anthelme-François Lagrenée
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Family Sibling
Jean-Jacques Lagrenée
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Sources & Provenance
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