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Antoine Vestier (1740 – 24 December 1824) was a French miniaturist and painter of portraits, born at

Avallon Avallon () is a Communes of France, commune in the Yonne Departments of France, department in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in central-eastern France. Name Avallon, Latin ''Aballō'', ablative ''Aballone'', is ultimately derived from Gaulish languag ...

in Burgundy, who trained in the atelier of

Jean-Baptiste Pierre Jean-Baptiste is a male French name, originating with Saint John the Baptist, and sometimes shortened to Baptiste. The name may refer to any of the following: Persons * Charles XIV John of Sweden, born Jean-Baptiste Jules Bernadotte, was King ...

. He showed his work at the Salon de la Correspondance, Paris, before being admitted (''agréé'') to the

Académie Royale de Peinture et de Sculpture The Académie Royale de Peinture et de Sculpture (; en, "Royal Academy of Painting and Sculpture") was founded in 1648 in Paris, France. It was the premier art institution of France during the latter part of the Ancien Régime until it was abol ...

in 1785, when a portrait of the painter Gabriel François Doyen, was his ''morceau de réception''. Among his sitters was the royal ''

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'',

Jean Henri Riesener Jean-Henri Riesener (german: Johann Heinrich Riesener; 4 July 1734 – 6 January 1806) was a famous German ''ébéniste'' (cabinetmaker), working in Paris, whose work exemplified the early neoclassical "Louis XVI style". Life and career Riesene ...

(1786, Musée de Versailles). Further portraits include *The Chevalier de Latude, 1789 (Paris, musée Carnavalet) *

Nicolas-Guy Brenet Nicolas-Guy Brenet (1 July 1728 — 21 February 1792) was a French History painting, history painter. Brenet was born and died in Paris. He studied in the atelier of François Boucher, but abandoned his master's rococo manner in the 1760s, to p ...

, painter, 1786 (Paris, musée du Louvre) *

Jean Thurel Jean Thurel, or Jean Theurel (; 6 September 169810 March 1807), was a fusilier of the French Army and a centenarian with an extraordinarily long career that spanned over 75 years of service in the Touraine Regiment. Born in the reign of Louis X ...

, fusilier, 1788; this aged veteran wears three medals, witness to his seventy-two years of service (Tours, musée des Beaux-Arts) *A Chevalier of Malta holding the portrait of the Bailli de Hautefeuille, commander of the Order, 1788 (Dijon, musée des beaux-arts). *

François-Joseph Gossec François-Joseph Gossec (17 January 1734 – 16 February 1829) was a French composer of operas, string quartets, symphonies, and choral works. Life and work The son of a small farmer, Gossec was born at the village of Vergnies, then a French e ...

, unknown date. Vestier was the father of portraitist Marie-Nicole Vestier, wife of miniaturist François Dumont.Profile of Marie-Nicole Vestier
at the ''Dictionary of Pastellists Before 1800''.

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1740 births 1824 deaths People from Avallon 18th-century French painters French male painters 19th-century French painters French portrait painters Portrait miniaturists 19th-century French male artists 18th-century French male artists {{France-painter-18thC-stub

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