Jean-germain drouais biography books

French painter (1763–1788)

Jean Germain Drouais (French:[ʒɑ̃ʒɛʁmɛ̃dʁwɛ]; 25 November 1763 – 13 February 1788), French historical painter, was born in Paris.

His father, François-Hubert Drouais, and his grandfather, Hubert Drouais, were well-known portrait painters; it was from his father that he received his first artistic instruction.

Early years

He was afterwards entrusted to the care of Brenet, an excellent teacher, though his own pictures did not take high rank.

In 1780 Jacques-Louis David, who had just returned from Rome, opened a school of painting in Paris, and Drouais was one of his earliest and most promising pupils. He adopted the classical style of his master, giving his days to study painting and spending a great part of every night in designing.

For weeks together it is said that he never left his studio.

Career

In 1783 he was admitted to compete for the great prize of painting offered by the Academy, the subject being the