Man en vrouw bij een vuur
Medium
paper
Dimensions
174; 113
About this artwork
collector's mark: ‘Douane Centrale. La Portation Paris’
About the Artist
Jean Baptiste Marie Pierre · 1713–1789
Jean-Baptiste Marie Pierre (1714–1789) was born into a prosperous Parisian family of goldsmiths and jewelers; his father, Jean Pierre, became an alderman in 1743, securing noble status for the family. Pierre began his artistic training as a pupil of Nicolas Bertin, followed by study under Charles-Joseph Natoire at the Académie Royale de Peinture et de Sculpture, where he befriended engraver Charle...