Pierre-Paul Prud'hon

Pierre-Paul Prud'hon
Prud'hon's only known self-portrait, c. 1788–1790
Born(1758-04-04)4 April 1758
Died16 February 1823(1823-02-16) (aged 64)
Paris, France
NationalityFrench
Known forPainting, drawing
Notable workMadame Georges Anthony and Her Two Sons
MovementNeoclassicism, Romanticism

Pierre-Paul Prud'hon (French pronunciation: [pjɛʁ pɔl pʁydɔ̃], 4 April 1758 – 16 February 16, 1823) was a French Romantic painter and draughtsman best known for his allegorical paintings and portraits such as Madame Georges Anthony and Her Two Sons (1796). He painted a portrait of each of Napoleon's two wives.

He was an early influence on Théodore Géricault.


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