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Nicolas-Jean-Baptiste Raguenet
French, 1715–1793
Nicolas-Jean-Baptiste Raguenet was a French Rococo painting artist. 2 works are cataloged here, principally at J. Paul Getty Museum. Nicolas-Jean-Baptiste Raguenet was born in Paris.
Nicolas-Jean-Baptiste Raguenet (1715 – 17 April 1793) was a French painter born in Gentilly. He was the son of Jean-Baptiste Raguenet (1682–1755), actor and painter, and Genevieve Murgues. The Raguenets, father and son, put together a veritable portrait of Paris with their many paintings depicting buildings and landscapes in the city.
A master painter trained at the Académie de Saint-Luc, he was responsible for many "View of Paris" paintings, notably of the Seine, with an almost photographic precision, which adds a historical interest to his works in addition to their artistic value. Many of his works were acquired by the Carnavalet Museum in 1882.
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