Pierre Lacour, originally Delacour (15 April 1745 - 28 January 1814) was a French painter.

Biography

His first artistic studies were in the workshop of the engraver, André Lavau (1722-1808). In 1764, he went to Paris to continue his studies with the painter,

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. He was awarded second place in the

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of 1769. He spent some time in Rome sometime around 1771 and became an Agrégé at the in 1772. Two years later, he was named an Academician. In 1778, he married Catherine Chauvet. Documents from that time give his occupation as "history painter". During the

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, he was a drawing teacher at the

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and maintained the old municipal drawing school at his personal expense. His first exhibit at the

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came in 1796; the same year he was named a corresponding member of the

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. Three years later, he was elected to the Academy of Sciences.. In 1801, he founded the

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and became its first Curator. In 1803, he became a Professor and, from 1804 until his death, served as the Director of the School of Painting and Design. In addition, he was placed in charge of restoring the Palais Rohan. His many students included

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, Jean Alaux and

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. Upon his death, his son, also named

Pierre Lacour Pierre Lacour, originally Delacour (15 April 1745 - 28 January 1814) was a French painter. Biography His first artistic studies were in the workshop of the engraver, André Lavau (1722-1808). In 1764, he went to Paris to continue his studies wit ...

, succeeded him as Curator of the museum.

Works

*''Achilles Deposits Hector's Corpse at the Feet of Patroclus'' (1769), École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts *''St. Roch'' displayed in 1776 *''Arrivée du comtte d'Estaing à Brest'' (''Arrival of Comté d'Estaing in Brest''), displayed at the Salon in 1782 *''Reunited Portrait of Judges and Consuls of Bordeaux in 1786'' (''Portraits réunis des juges et consuls de la Bourse de Bordeaux''), displayed in 1787 *''Ambassador Sully in London'' (''Ambassade de Sully à Londres''), displayed in 1787 *''Étienne de Baecque'' *''Portrait of Mme. Pierre Guibert'' *Works in the

: **''L’Artiste peignant un portrait de famille'' **''Vue d'une partie du port et des quais de Bordeaux : dit Les Chartrons et Bacalan'' (''View of the Some Ports and Quays in Bordeaux: Les Chartrans and Bacalan'') **''Portrait de Pierre Lacour fils'' (''Portrait of Pierre Lacour, Junior'') (1778-1859) **''Cléopâtre se désolant dans le tombeau de Marc-Antoine'' (1781) *Château de Versailles and Trianon: ''René-Augustin de Maupeou'' (1714-1792), chancellor of FranceOil on panel

Notes

Sources

* Robert Mesuret, ''Pierre Lacour, 1745-1814'', published by Delmas (Bordeaux) 1937 * ''Pierre Lacour, notes and memories of an octogenarian artist, 1778-1798'', edition prepared by Philippe Le Leyzour and Dominque Cant, Museum of Fine Arts in Bordeaux and William Blake publishers, Périgueux, Fanlac 1989, {{DEFAULTSORT:Lacour, Pierre 1745 births 1814 deaths 18th-century French painters French male painters 19th-century French painters Prix de Rome for painting French expatriates in Italy Artists from Bordeaux 19th-century French male artists 18th-century French male artists