Donat Nonnotte
French painter (1708–1785) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Donatien Nonnotte (10 January 1708 – 4 February 1785) was a French painter who specialized in portraiture.[1]
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Born | Donatien Nonnotte 10 January 1708 Besançon, France |
Died | 4 February 1785(1785-02-04) (aged 77) Lyon, France |
Nationality | French |
Known for | Portraiture |
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A native of Besançon, Nonnotte was received by the Académie royale de peinture et de sculpture in 1741 as a portrait painter.[1] In 1754, he moved to Lyon, where he obtained the title of "official painter" of the town in 1762.[2] Most notably, he taught François-Hubert Drouais.