François-Joseph Kinson ( Dutch: Franciscus Josephus Kinsoen) (29 January 1770 in BrugesThis is the exact birthday date. Other dates, often given, are erroneous. - 18 October 1839 in Bruges), was a Flemish painter. Kinson attended art school at Bruges and soon established a reputation in Ghent and Brussels. He exhibited a portrait in Paris in 1799. Settled in Paris from 1794 on, the artist courted the favor of the rich and famous of the time. He worked for

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court and eventually became court painter to

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. Kinson is best remembered for his portraits of elegant women. The artist continued to work in Paris, but died unexpectedly during a visit he made to his sisters in Bruges in 1839, at the age of 68.

Works cited

Literature

* Charles CARTON, Ferdinand VANDEPUTTE e. a., ''Biographies des hommes remarquables de la Flandre occidentale'', Brugge, 1847 * M. HEINS, ''François Kinsoen'', in: Biographie nationale de Belgique, T. X, 1888–1889, 777-778. * Henri PAUWELS, ''Groeningemuseum Brugge, Catalogus'', Brugge, 1960. * ''Om en rond het neoclassicisme in België, 1770-1830'', tentoonstellingscatalogus, Brussel, 1986 * M.A. MEEUWS, ''Bijdrage tot de studie van het oeuvre van Frans Jozef Kinsoen, neoclassicistisch portretschilder'', licentiaatsverhandeling (onuitgegeven), VUB, 1988. * ''Lexicon van West-Vlaamse beeldende kunstenaars'', Deel I, 1992. * Dominiek DENDOOVEN, ''De Brugse academie in de achttiende eeuw'', licentiaatsverhandeling (onuitgegeven), VUB, 1994. * Martial GUEDRON, ''Suvée, Odevaere, Kinsoen et Ducq: quatre peintres brugeois à Paris au temps du néo-classicisme'', in: Jaarboek Stedelijke Musea, Brugge, 1995–1996. * Dominique VAUTIER, ''François-Joseph Kinsoen'', in: The Dictionary of Art, Volume 18, Grove, Londen, 1996. * ''Bénézit Dictionary of Artists'', Vol 7, Gründ, Parijs, 2006 * Andries VAN DEN ABEELE, ''De Club van de Belgen in Parijs onder Napoleon'', in: Le Livre et l’Estampe, 2008, blz. 117–153. * Daniël DE CLERCK, ''Een late hulde aan François Joseph Kinsoen'', in: Brugs Ommeland, 2009. * Daniël DE CLERCK, ''Waar is het borstbeeld van Franciscus Kinsoen gebleven?'', in: Brugs Ommeland, 2017. * Daniël De Clerck, ''Ode aan de vrouw van Frans-Jozef Kinsoen'', in: Brugs Ommeland, 2018. * Daniël DE CLERCK, ''Frans Kinsoen in miniatuur?'', in: Brugs Ommeland, 2018. * Daniël DE CLERCK, ''Wie is dat mysterieuze 'Kinsoen-meisje' in de Brugse collectie?'', in: Handelingen van het Genootschap voor geschiedenis te Brugge, 2018.

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''Portraits and other paintings of Kinsoen in Flemish museums'' 18th-century Flemish painters Artists from Bruges 1770 births 1839 deaths Court painters 19th-century Flemish painters {{Flemish-painter-stub