Jean-Jacques-François Le Barbier
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Rouen
Rouen , in northern France on the River Seine, is the capital of the Haute-Normandie region and the historic capital city of Normandy. Once one of the largest and most prosperous cities of medieval Europe , it was the seat of the Exchequer of Normandy in the Middle Ages...
November 11, 1738 — died in Paris May 7, 1826) was a writer, illustrator and painter of French history. His most famous work was a representation of the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen
Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen
The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen is a fundamental document of the French Revolution, defining the individual and collective rights of all the estates of the realm as universal. Influenced by the doctrine of "natural right", the rights of man are held to be universal: valid...
he made in 1789. He was the father of Élise Bruyère
Élise Bruyère
Élise Bruyère was a French painter who specialized in portraits and floral still lifes.Bruyère was the daughter of Jean-Jacques-François Le Barbier , a noted French writer, illustrator, and painter of French historical scenes...
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