Jean-Thomas Thibault (20 November 1757 - 27 June 1826) was a French painter and architect.
Life
Born in
Montier-en-Der
Montier-en-Der () is a former commune in the Haute-Marne department in north-eastern France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune La Porte du Der.École des beaux-arts de Paris
The Beaux-Arts de Paris is a French ''grande Ă©cole'' whose primary mission is to provide high-level arts education and training. This is classical and historical School of Fine Arts in France. The art school, which is part of the Paris Sciences ...
in
Étienne-Louis Boullée
Étienne-Louis Boullée (12 February 17284 February 1799) was a visionary French neoclassical architect whose work greatly influenced contemporary architects.
Life
Born in Paris, he studied under Jacques-François Blondel, Germain Boff ...
's studio from 1780 to 1786. He also studied under
Pierre-Adrien Paris. He self-funded a trip to Rome between 1786 and 1790, where he befriended
Charles Percier
Charles Percier (; 22 August 1764 – 5 September 1838) was a neoclassical French architect, interior decorator and designer, who worked in a close partnership with Pierre François Léonard Fontaine, originally his friend from student days. For ...
and
Pierre-François-Léonard Fontaine.
During the
First French Empire he was commissioned to restore the
Hague Palace and
Amsterdam's town hall. He died in Paris.
Bibliography
*Jean-Philippe Garric, Recueils d’Italie : les modèles italiens dans les livres d’architecture français, Mardaga Éditions ().
*Jean Coural, Le Palais de l’Élysée, Action artistique de la ville de Paris ().
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18th-century French painters
19th-century French painters
18th-century French architects
19th-century French architects
1757 births
1826 deaths
People from Haute-Marne