André Bouys
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Image:André Bouys self-portrait.jpg
André Bouys (1656–1740) was a French portrait painter and mezzotint engraver.
Biography
Bouys was born at Hyères about the year 1656. He studied under François de Troy, and acquired sufficient reputation to gain admission into the Academy in 1688, when he presented a portrait of the painter Charles de La Fosse, now at Versailles, where there are likewise two portraits of himself, one of them representing also his first wife. He died in Paris in 1740, having engraved several portraits, among which are the following:
File:Portrait de Marin Marais (Musée de la musique, Paris) (40597883913).jpg (1704)]]
- Andre Bonys and his first Wife.
- Francois de Troy, painter.
- Claude Gros, de Boze; And. Boys pinx. ad vivum. 1708.
- François Rene, Marquis de Bellay; Boys pinx.
- Jean Baptiste Massillon, Bishop of Clermont; Boys fec.
- Marin Marais, famous musician. (pictured)
File:Réunion de musiciens Bouys.jpg
File:Princess Palatine Elisabeth Charlotte then Duchess of Orléans in 1700 by Andre Bouys.jpg, 1700]]
File:Portrait d'Anne Grené de Préfontaines et de son mari Claude Perrinet de Longuefin.jpg
References
- {{Bryan (3rd edition)|title=Bouys, André |volume=1}}
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Category:17th-century French painters
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Category:17th-century French engravers
Category:18th-century French engravers
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Category:French portrait painters
Category:18th-century French male artists
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