Jacques de Lajoüe
French Rococo architectural painter
Jacques de Lajoue, a French architectural painter, was born in 1687. He became a member of the Academy in 1721, and is noticed for a 'Perspective' which he executed in 1732 at the Library of St. Geneviève. He also designed the title-page to the works of Wouwerman. Etchings have been made after him by Cochin, Tardieu, and others. He died in Paris in 1761.
Artworks by this artist
- Cupids with a sheep
- Study for the Rotunda of a Palace
- Dinner after the hunt 2
- Study for a Stage Set 18th century
- Portrait présumé de l’abbé Jean-Antoine Nollet (1700-1770) 1740
- Cupids hunting an ostrich
- Fireworks Display for the Convalescence of Louis XV 1726
- Dinner after the hunt
- Study for a Stage Set 18th century