Marie de Latour
Marie de Latour | |
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Born | Marie Élisabeth Jeanne de Latour-Simons ca. 1750 Belgium |
Died | ca. 1834 Painter |
Spouse | Philippe-François de Latour |
Parent | Jan Baptist Simons (father) |
Relatives | Alexandre (son) |
Marie Élisabeth Jeanne de Latour-Simons, known as Marie de Latour (1750, Brussels - 1834, Brussels) was a Belgian painter and engraver.
Biography
She came from a family of artists.[1] Her father, Jan Baptist Simons (1717-1783), was a well-known Flemish artist. She was a sister-in-law of the portrait painter Charles Le Clercq.[2] Her brother, Jean-Baptiste Simons, also became a painter.[3] Around 1780, she married Philippe-François de Latour (1747-1822), about whom little is known.
She spent most of 1774 as a student at the
Eventually she specialized in engraving; inspired by the works of
Her son, Alexandre, also became a painter; specializing in portrait miniatures. She took students as well; one of the most notable being the Swedish artist, Johan Way.
The Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp and the Brussels City Museum have preserved some of her works.
References
- ^ P. E. Claessens et P. de Zuttere, "Famille d'artistes. Où se profilent des ombres oubliées. Les Simons, artistes bruxellois du XVIII siècle", in: L'Intermédiaire des généalogistes (1967). pgs.20-23
- ^ Paul De Zuttere, " Charles Le Clercq, peintre bruxellois méconnu (1753-1821)" in: Études sur le XVIII siècle (1979), pgs.41-52)
- ^ a b Neil Jeffares, Dictionary of Pastellists before 1800, (2009) (Online)
- ^ Ma Pacco, "Delatour-Simons, Elisabeth-Marie", in: Dictionnaire des Peintres Belges (1999)
- ^ Entry on Latour @ the British Museum
- ^ Salons from 1673 to 1914
External links
- Biographical data @ the Netherlands Institute for Art History
- Portrait of Philippe-François de Latour by Alexandre de Latour