Artist

Jean-Baptiste Charpentier the Elder

French, 1728–1806

Jean-Baptiste Charpentier the Elder was a French Rococo painting painter. 6 works are cataloged here, principally at Palace of Versailles, most of them oil paintings. Jean-Baptiste Charpentier the Elder was born in Paris.

Jean-Baptiste Charpentier the Elder (1728, Paris - 3 December 1806, Paris) was a French Rococo portrait painter, associated with the Royal Court. He is best known for portraits of Marie-Antoinette and Louis Jean Marie de Bourbon, Duke of Penthièvre. He also painted members of the Duke's family. His early works were mostly genre scenes.

Works by Jean-Baptiste Charpentier the Elder

Collections represented

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