Jean-François Garneray
Neoclassical miniaturist and troubadour painter
Jean-François Garneray was a French artist. Born in Paris, Jean-François Garneray trained in the studio of Jacques-Louis David in Paris from 1782 and collaborated in some of his works. From 1791 to 1835, he exhibited regularly at the Salons in Paris. Until the Revolution, he mainly painted miniatures. During the Revolution, he painted portraits of politicians, which were reproduced in engravings. At the beginning of the Restauration, Garneray created paintings in the troubadour style. Besides portraits, the artist painted history paintings and family portraits. His three sons Ambroise, Auguste-Siméon and Hippolyte were painters as well.
Artworks by this artist (8 total)
- Joseph Chalier (1747-1793), homme politique, ‘martyr de la Liberté’ 1793
- Portrait de Jean-Sylvain Bailly (1736-1793), Maire de Paris 1790
- Family Portrait Of Louis-Philippe D’orléans (1747-1793), Duke Of Chartres 1781
- Young girl embroiding in an interior
- Portrait de Louis-Michel Le Peletier de Saint Fargeau (1760-1793), conventionnel, ‘martyr de la Liberté’ 1793
- Portrait of Louis XVI at the temple
- La partie de trictrac 1780
- Portrait de Mademoiselle Maillard (Marie-Thérèse Davoux, 1766-1818, dite), chanteuse à l’Opéra 1790