Jean-Laurent Mosnier
| Jean-Laurent Mosnier | |
|---|---|
 Self portrait | |
| Born |
1743 Paris, France |
| Died |
10 April 1808 St. Petersburg, Russian Empire |
| Nationality | French |
| Known for | painting |
Jean-Laurent Mosnier (French: [moɲe]; (Paris) 1743 – (Saint Petersburg) 10 April 1808) was a French painter and miniaturist.
Court painter under the Ancien Régime, Mosnier began, from 1789, a brilliant career as society painter in London, Hamburg and St. Petersburg. Many times academician, he left considerable work and high quality, both in miniature painting.
Works
Elisabeth Hudtwalcker, née Moller, Wife of Senator Martin Hudtwalcker, 1798, Hamburger Kunsthalle
References
- Jean-François Heim, Claire Beraud, Philippe Heim, Lounge painting of the French Revolution (1789-1799), Paris, CAC Publishing, 1989.
- Olivier Blanc, Portraits of Women: artists and models at the time of Marie Antoinette, Paris, Carpentier, 2006. (ISBN 9782841674381)
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