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François-Hubert Drouais

1727 - 1775

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François-Hubert Drouais (French pronunciation: [fʁɑ̃swa ybɛʁ dʁuɛ]; Paris, 14 December 1727 – Paris, 21 October 1775) was a leading French portrait painter during the latter years of Louis XV's reign. His clientele included the French royal family and nobility, foreign aristocracy, fermiers-généraux (tax farmers), and the wealthier members of Parisian society and their favourites. But it was his increasing popularity at the French court that expanded his clientele and made his portraits a fashionable necessity. Drouais's work was admired during his lifetime, and his popularity and clientele did not diminish from the occasional adverse judgement published in Salon reviews. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. François-Hubert Drouais is the 1,256th most popular painter (down from 1,086th in 2019), the 3,415th most popular biography from France (down from 2,994th in 2019) and the 207th most popular French Painter.

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Among PAINTERS

Among painters, François-Hubert Drouais ranks 1,256 out of 2,023. Before him are Girolamo Savoldo, Ludwig Richter, Ellen Thesleff, Jacob de Gheyn II, Matthias Stom, and Louise Moillon. After him are Gustaf Cederström, Richard Wilson, Lilla Cabot Perry, Gustave Le Gray, Theodor Aman, and Lygia Clark.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1727, François-Hubert Drouais ranks 25. Before him are Étienne Charles de Loménie de Brienne, James Wolfe, Philibert Commerson, Horatio Gates, Johann Gottlieb Goldberg, and Jean-Baptiste-Joseph Gobel. After him are Ivan Shuvalov, Ignaz Schiffermüller, Peter Woulfe, Andrew Planche, Johann Gottfried Zinn, and William Samuel Johnson. Among people deceased in 1775, François-Hubert Drouais ranks 14. Before him are Zahir al-Umar, Christian IV, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken, Richard Montgomery, John Baskerville, Peter August, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck, and Ahmad Shah Bahadur. After him are Charles, Prince of Nassau-Usingen, Egidio Duni, Szymon Czechowicz, Shuja-ud-Daula, and Peyton Randolph.

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In France

Among people born in France, François-Hubert Drouais ranks 3,415 out of 6,770. Before him are Louise Moillon (1610), Joseph Canteloube (1879), Bernard Stiegler (1952), Léon-Paul Fargue (1876), Edwige Feuillère (1907), and Jacques Hamel (1930). After him are Albert Batteux (1919), Jacques Antoine Charles Bresse (1822), Frederick IV, Duke of Lorraine (1282), Léon Jean Marie Dufour (1780), Jacques Labillardière (1755), and Gustave Le Gray (1820).

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Among PAINTERS In France

Among painters born in France, François-Hubert Drouais ranks 207. Before him are Virginie Demont-Breton (1859), Lucien Simon (1861), Georges Mathieu (1921), Paul Ranson (1861), Zacharie Astruc (1833), and Louise Moillon (1610). After him are Gustave Le Gray (1820), François Marius Granet (1775), Julie Manet (1878), Orlan (1947), Charles Laval (1862), and Joseph Duplessis (1725).

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