Jean-Jacques de Boissieux ( French: Jean-Jacques de Boissieu ; November 30, 1736, Lyon - March 1, 1810, ibid.) - French landscape painter and engraver , nicknamed for his mastery "French Rembrandt ."
| Jean-Jacques de Boissiers | |
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| fr. Jean-Jacques de Boissieu | |
 Self portrait stored in the New York Metro . | |
| Date of Birth | November 30, 1736 |
| Place of Birth | Lyon , France |
| Date of death | March 1, 1810 (73 years old) |
| Place of death | Lyon , France |
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Biography
Born in Lyon, where he lived almost his entire life. Educated in Paris and Italy . His best works include engravings Charlatan, Evening in the Country, Mill, and his own portrait.
Among his students is own nephew .
From 1806 until his death in 1810 he was mayor of Lantilli (Lyon district).
The publication of the works of de Boissier ( FR. Oeuvres ), consisting of 124 prints , partly based on his own ink and chalk drawings, was reprinted by Chaillon Potrell in Paris in 1824.
His students were Louis Nicolas Philippe Auguste de Forben and his nephew Claude Victor de Boissier.
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Literature
- Boissier, Jean-Jacques // Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary : 86 volumes (82 volumes and 4 additional). - SPb. , 1890-1907.