Jacques Antoine Marie Lemoine

Lemoine, Jacques Antoine Marie
(Rouen 1751-1824 Paris)
Lemoine studied in 1771 in Rouen with Descamps and probably since 1779 in Paris with Quentin de la Tour. Between 1785 and 1817, he created drawings and miniatures as well as oil paintings; since 1813, he also painted on porcelain. Lemoine portrayed several of his contemporaries, among them actresses and dancers as well as his female painter colleague Vigée-Lebrun.