Jean Raoux

Jean Raoux (1677 – 10 February 1734), French painter, was born at Montpellier.

After the usual course of training he became a member of the

. After his stay in England (1720) he lived much in the Temple, where he decorated several rooms. He died in Paris in 1734. His best pupils were Chevalier and Montdidier. His works were much engraved by Poilly, Moyreau, Dupuis, etc.

Gallery

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  L'indiscrète (1728)
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  Jeune femme lisant une lettre II
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  Jeune fille qui fait voler un oiseau (1717)
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  Jeune fille au collier de perles
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  Vestal Virgin
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  Les petites musiciennes
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  Pygmalion amoureux de sa statue (1717)
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  L'origine du peinture Dibutades Tracing the Portrait of her Lover
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  Mademoiselle Prévost, Bacchante
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  Orpheus and Eurydice (c. 1718–1720)
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  Antique Virgins (Left, 1727) and Moderne Virgins (right, 1728)

References

•  This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Raoux, Jean". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 22 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 898.

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• Entry and example at the Getty Museum in Los Angeles, CA