Nationality France Died May 1733, Paris, France | Name Alexis Grimou Known for Painting | |
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Born 24 May 1678 Argenteuil, France | ||
La comtesse de Mailly
Alexis Grimou (May 24, 1678 – 1733) was a French painter.
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Biography
Alexis Grimou was never an apprentice in a studio. His father had been a Swiss guard at Versailles. He trained himself by copying works of Van Dyck and Rembrandt. He painted mainly spirited portraits or portrait scenes, such as women singing and playing musical instruments. He was admitted to the Academy of Paris in 1705, but resigned complaining about the mediocrity of his peers. He then joined the Academy of St. Luke in Rome, where he was admitted in 1709.
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