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Jean-Jacques Avril

French painter (1744–1831)

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Images by Jean-Jacques Avril

4 images from works
  • Saint Mary (the Blessed Virgin) with the Christ Child, Saint John the Baptist and an angel. Engraving by J.J. Avril after Duchemin after S. Bourdon.
  • A French nobleman handing his son a sword as the latter prepares to go and fight for the Americans in the American War of Independence. Line engraving by J.J. Avril after P.A. Wille, 1788.
  • A French soldier returning from the American War of Independence is rewarded with the Order of Saint Louis and the hand of a rich man's daughter as his bride. Line engraving by J.J. Avril, 1784, after P.A. Wille.
  • Saint Geneviève as a shepherdess, seated under a tree, reading a book with sheep at her side; three angels in the sky. Line engraving by J.J. Avril after C. van Loo.

Works from the collections

4 works

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    Saint Geneviève as a shepherdess, seated under a tree, reading a book with sheep at her side; three angels in the sky. Line engraving by J.J. Avril after C. van Loo.

    Vanloo, Carle, 1705-1765. | Reference: 8606i
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    Saint Mary (the Blessed Virgin) with the Christ Child, Saint John the Baptist and an angel. Engraving by J.J. Avril after Duchemin after S. Bourdon.

    Bourdon, Sébastien, 1616-1671. | Reference: 10569i
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    A French soldier returning from the American War of Independence is rewarded with the Order of Saint Louis and the hand of a rich man's daughter as his bride. Line engraving by J.J. Avril, 1784, after P.A. Wille.

    Wille, Pierre Alexandre, 1748-1821. | Date: 1784 | Reference: 42716i
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    A French nobleman handing his son a sword as the latter prepares to go and fight for the Americans in the American War of Independence. Line engraving by J.J. Avril after P.A. Wille, 1788.

    Wille, Pierre Alexandre, 1748-1821. | Date: 1788 | Reference: 42715i

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