Alexis Grimou
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Alexis Grimou, also Grimoult or Grimoux (1678–1733), was a French portrait painter.[2] He worked for an elite clientele and was called the French Rembrandt as he introduced the Northern European style of portrait painting in France.[3] Many of his intimate portraits at half-lengths were influential on the development of 18th-century portrait painting in France. Portrait painters such as Jean-Honoré Fragonard and Jean-Baptiste Greuze were influenced by his work.[4]
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Born | 24 May 1678 (1678-05-24) Argenteuil,[1] France |
Died | May 1733(1733-05-00) (aged 54–55) Paris, France |
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