Nicolas-Guy Brenet

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Nicolas-Guy Brenet, Sleeping Endymion, 1756. Worcester Art Museum, Massachusetts, USA

Nicolas-Guy Brenet (1 July 1728 — 21 February 1792) was a French history painter.

Brenet was born and died in

Bâtiments du roi
, his work foreshadowed the style troubadour of the 19th century.

His son, a

] (1773–1846).

Notes

  1. ^ The monograph is Marc Sandoz, Nicolas-Guy Brenet, 1728-1792, Paris : Éditart-Quartre chemins, 1979.