Pierre L'Enfant (painter)
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Pierre L'Enfant was a French
painter
.
Born at Anet
, L'Enfant was Charles Parrocel
's student and was admitted to the Académie de peinture et de sculpture
in 1745. His specialties were battle scenes and landscapes. He exhibited from 1741 to 1771.
L'Enfant married Marie Charlotte Leullier and was the father of Pierre (Peter) Charles L'Enfant
, designer of Washington, D.C.
He died in the Gobelins district
of Paris
.
This Wikipedia entry relies heavily on the French wikipedia entry, which was accessed for translation on 8 January 2008.
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
painter
Painting
Painting is the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a surface . The application of the medium is commonly applied to the base with a brush but other objects can be used. In art, the term painting describes both the act and the result of the action. However, painting is...
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Born at Anet
Anet
Anet is a commune in the Eure-et-Loir department in northern France. It is situated between the rivers Eure and Vègre, northeast of Dreux by rail....
, L'Enfant was Charles Parrocel
Charles Parrocel
Charles Parrocel was a French painter and engraver and a specialist in battle and hunt paintings.Parrocel was born in Paris, and studied under his father, Joseph Parrocel, until his death. Parrocel then became a pupil along with Bon Boullogne of Charles de La Fosse...
's student and was admitted to the Académie de peinture et de sculpture
Académie de peinture et de sculpture
The Académie royale de peinture et de sculpture , Paris, was founded in 1648, modelled on Italian examples, such as the Accademia di San Luca in Rome. Paris already had the Académie de Saint-Luc, which was a city artist guild like any other Guild of Saint Luke...
in 1745. His specialties were battle scenes and landscapes. He exhibited from 1741 to 1771.
L'Enfant married Marie Charlotte Leullier and was the father of Pierre (Peter) Charles L'Enfant
Pierre Charles L'Enfant
Pierre Charles L'Enfant was a French-born American architect and civil engineer best known for designing the layout of the streets of Washington, D.C..-Early life:...
, designer of Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
He died in the Gobelins district
Gobelins manufactory
The Manufacture des Gobelins is a tapestry factory located in Paris, France, at 42 avenue des Gobelins, near the Les Gobelins métro station in the XIIIe arrondissement...
of Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
.
Source
- Adolphe de Riquet, Anet, son passé, son état actuel, Paris, Benjamin Duprat, 1860, p. 284.
External links
Pierre Lenfant in Joconde database.This Wikipedia entry relies heavily on the French wikipedia entry, which was accessed for translation on 8 January 2008.