Jean-François Clermont
Jean-François Clermont (1717, Paris - 9 April 1807, Reims) was a French painter, designer and etcher. Biography He may have been a descendent of Jean Clermont (1630-?), a student of Eustache Le Sueur, who was originally from Chartres. Nothing is known of his early life or studies. At some point, he left France and spent several years in England. In 1754 he returned to Paris. Two years later, he participated in an exhibition at the Académie de Saint-Luc. In 1760, the "Académie de Reims" chose him to be their new Professor of Drawing.''Gazette des beaux-arts'', Vol.18, J. Claye, 1865, pg.237. He was paid 1,500 French Livre, Livres and began with eighteen students, including Lié Louis Périn-Salbreux, , and . His tenure there was, however, fraught with problems. At a local fair, in 1768, a print dealer was found with three boxes full of prints and drawings which he said were bought from Clermont for 105 Livres. Upon being questioned, Clermont dismissed it as a simple case of ...
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