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François Desportes (24th Feb, 1661 - 20th Apr, 1743)

Tatou et oiseaux exotiques

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Photo (C) RMN-Grand Palais (Sèvres, Cité de la céramique) / Martine Beck-Coppola

Sèvres, Cité de la céramique

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About the artwork

Title:

Tatou et oiseaux exotiques

Periods:

XVIIIth century

Techniques:

Dimensions:

295 x 445

Inventory number:

PI-n122

Detail:

vers 1692-1700

Location:

Sèvres, Cité de la céramique

About the author(s)

Author:

François Desportes

Also known as:

Alexandre François Desportes

Alexandre-Francois Desportes

Alexandre-François Des Portes

Francois Desportes

Alexandre Francois Desportes

Born:

24th Feb, 1661

Dead:

20th Apr, 1743

Country:

France

See more about this author on Wikipedia:

Alexandre-François Desportes (24 February 1661 — 20 April 1743) was a French painter and decorative designer who specialised in animals. Desportes was born in Champigneulle, Ardennes. He studied in Paris, in the studio of the Flemish painter Nicasius Bernaerts, a pupil of Frans Snyders. During a brief soujourn in Poland, 1695–96, he painted portraits of John III Sobieski and Polish aristocrats; after the king's death Desportes returned to Paris, convinced that he should specialise in animals and… Read more...