Daniel Dumonstier (14 May 1574 – 22 June 1646) was a French artist, nicknamed as ''the best artist in crayons in Europe'' of his time but now little known. His father Cosme Dumonstier (Daniel was born illegitimate but was later legitimised), his uncle

Pierre Dumonstier I Pierre Dumonstier I (c. 1545 – c. 1610) was a French artist, notable as one of the masters of drawn portraiture of his period.Mikhaïl Piotrovski, Ermitage, P-2 ART PUBLISHERS, v.2001, p. 274 Life Pierre was the son of Geoffroy Dumonstier (di ...

and his cousin

Pierre Dumonstier II Pierre Dumonstier II (1585–1656) was a French artist. Life His family produced several artists. The son of Étienne Dumonstier, Pierre was sometimes known as 'le neveu' (the nephew). He was one of at least five family members who specialised i ...

were all also artists. He drew portraits of the major figures of 17th century France, but it is unknown if he limited himself to drawing or also painted. An exhibition of all the 30 works by him held at

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and important pieces from the

Bibliothèque nationale de France The Bibliothèque nationale de France (, 'National Library of France'; BnF) is the national library of France, located in Paris on two main sites known respectively as ''Richelieu'' and ''François-Mitterrand''. It is the national repository ...

and the

Louvre The Louvre ( ), or the Louvre Museum ( ), is the world's most-visited museum, and an historic landmark in Paris, France. It is the home of some of the best-known works of art, including the ''Mona Lisa'' and the ''Venus de Milo''. A central l ...

was organised at

musée Condé The Musée Condé – in English, the Condé Museum – is a French museum located inside the Château de Chantilly in Chantilly, Oise, 40 km north of Paris. In 1897, Henri d'Orléans, Duke of Aumale, son of Louis Philippe I, bequeathed the c ...

at Chantilly from 15 March 2006 to 15 June 2006 when Editions Arthéna published a thesis by Daniel Lecoeur on him.

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1574 births 1646 deaths Baroque draughtsmen French draughtsmen French artists {{France-artist-stub