Name Francois-Charles Joullain Role Art dealer | Died 1790 Parents Francois Joullain | |
François-Charles Joullain (c. 1734 – 1790) was a French art dealer, son of François Joullain. The careers of the father and son as merchants of paintings expanded from their roles as printmakers, editors and printsellers.
Joullain printseller, was mentioned in Horace Walpole's correspondence with the marquise du Deffand.
When Charles Joullain married Catherine Louise Leclerc, the daughter of Sébastien Leclerc (1676-1763), his father transferred to him the portion of his business that dealt with frames.
Charles Joullain later assumed the name Francois-Charles Joullain and the practice with his father in which he had long been closely associated. He was reckoned one of the outstanding experts in the art market of his day. He was one of the experts called in to catalogue the works of art of Abel-François Poisson, marquis de Marigny, the brother of Mme de Pompadour and one of the most enlightened patrons of the day.
Francois-Charles Joullain was the author of three works which serve the historian of the art market as a guide to auction house practice in the 18th century: his Répertoire de tableaux, dessins et estampes, ouvrage utile aux amateurs, 1783, his Variation de prix concernant les tableaux, 1786, and above all his Reflexions sur la peinture et la gravure, accompagnées d'une courte dissertation sur le commerce de la curiosité et les ventes en général, Metz, 1786.