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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

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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.

    Charles-André van Loo | 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.

    Sébastien Bourdon | 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.

    Pierre-Alexandre Wille | 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.

    Pierre-Alexandre Wille | Date: 1788 | Reference: 42715i

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